> One thing I did differently was to feed it at the top
of the center leg
> with coax, rather than using the classic parallel LC to
ground. I brought
> the coax off at a 45 degree angle to ground and used a
choke balun at the
> feedpoint.
Did you model this antenna with the coax in the model?
I'm not saying the antenna didn't "work" and make contacts,
but it is extremely difficult to get a feedline off an
antenna like that without greatly affecting pattern. A
simple balun at the feedpoint generally won't cut it if you
want a true clean Bobtail pattern.
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