The only problem might be that burying 1 leg only into the woods may impact
matching at higher frequencies - the doublet may become less "balanced" due
to proximity to moist vegetation, especially during the summer and rainy
times. I have found that lower frequencies are less impacted by trees, etc.

As far as bending the doublet, as long as any bend isn't more than about 90
degress (as a rule of thumb), it should work just fine - try to keep both
legs more-or-less symetrical. Most of the radiation is from near the
feed-point so the longer the wires before bending or drooping the better.
Just some thoughts from my past experiences and previously published
comments I have read before.

Good luck........ al, va3kai



"Jim Miller" wrote in message
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Still working out how to put up my 88ft doublet. One option puts the
midspan support a bit off the natural fall line. The result is that in
addition to the modest double catenary droops made possible by midspan
support it would also bend by perhaps 1 to 2ft off the normal gravity
plane right at the midspan support.

This would allow me to put it deeper into the woods and away from
neighbors' eyes.

Is this a big problem?

tnx
jtm