Reg Edwards wrote:
Simple antennas, in the average amateur's environment, are effectively
omni-directional in all planes without any nulls.

My rotatable 33 ft. dipole at 50 ft. is a pretty simple antenna, Reg.
It is not omni-directional. Rotating it can make about two S-units
difference on 20m and up to about 4 S-units difference on 10m.

I've just noticed this message is in terms of a history. I am 80 this
month.

I hear Scorpio is the sexiest sign in the Zodiac. Happy Birthday, Reg,
and many happy returns. My 95 year old aunt, a mile away in the nursing
home, says you are just a young sprout.
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73, Cecil http://www.qsl.net/w5dxp

"Cecil wrote

My rotatable 33 ft. dipole at 50 ft. is a pretty simple antenna,
Reg.
It is not omni-directional. Rotating it can make about two S-units
difference on 20m and up to about 4 S-units difference on 10m.

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Cec, in the broad expanses of Texas no doubt it has a similar
performance at all other frequencies too. But I suggest a 33-feet
rotatable dipole does not make you an average amateur.

Thanks for birthday greetings all the way from Texas. The World sure
is getting to be a small place! The Internet appears to have shrunk
it more than radio ever did.
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Yours, Reg, G4FGQ

Reg Edwards wrote:
Cec, in the broad expanses of Texas no doubt it has a similar
performance at all other frequencies too. But I suggest a 33-feet
rotatable dipole does not make you an average amateur.

Point is that if it wasn't rotatable, it would make me average,
and I would be missing out.
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73, Cecil http://www.qsl.net/w5dxp