[Antennas] J pole horizontally polarized antenna

Tue Jun 8 13:19:55 EDT 2004

Not to be a wise guy, but if you position the "J" flat
(horizontal), it will be "horizontally polarized". 
Would it then be a "C" pole?? hi hi
73
Steve
--- Dan Peek <dan.peek at 3abn.org> wrote:
> I have been asked to construct an antenna for a
> small community TV
> transmitter somewhere in Africa on our channel 7
> (174-180MHz). The J
> pole or super J pole looks like a good candidate,
> but I believe it is
> vertically polarized. Is there any way to make it
> horizontally polarized
> (or elliptical for that matter)? Any way to
> electrically adjust the down
> tilt? I am considering using soft copper tubing of
> ½” or 5/8” so it can
> be rolled up in a suit case and carefully
> straightened out on arrival.
> Any thoughts or suggestions would be welcome--other
> antenna types,
> calculation software, construction ideas, etc.
>> Thanks,
>> Dan Peek N4FAA
> Dan.peek at 3abn.org
> > - - - 
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