Yuri Blanarovich wrote:
I think there is a major misconception that verticals are more sensitive to
noise because the noise is "vertically polarized". Man made, appliance or
otherwise produced noise is "all kinds" polarized. It is the antenna's location
and radiation pattern that determines the amount of noise or S/N pick up.
I'm just reporting what conditions exist at my QTH. There is approximately
two S-units higher noise on the vertical than on the horizontal. After weeks
of A/B comparisons, there was never a time or signal where the vertical appreciably
beat the horizontal. There were a few times when they were nearly equal. Two extra
S-units of noise is hard to overcome. I really wish the outcome had been different.
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73, Cecil
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