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Rich – Right On! Your post #21 mirrors my theory I tried to explain in post #13. Because of the ground reflection’s tendency to boost the signal at good skywave radiation angles, I feel the dipole has a definite advantage over a vertical. While we’re measuring a legal field strength at ground level, the signal leaving the antenna at it’s most efficient angle of radiation should be considerably stronger. Strong enough to make a 5mw AM signal readable via a skywave? Ah! That’s where the fun of the experiment comes in! See you on the air!
