I’ve had correspondence with Guy, K2AV and have downloaded his web site on the
FCP. I really wonder if W8JI’s contention that an FCP will have poor low angle
pattern. Could this be from its proximity to lossy ground which would appear
to alter the lobes at more acute angles to ground, especially lossy ground. I
don’t recall what K2AV told me about the effectiveness of this ground system at
low angles. It’s true he has a very good signal Stateside (which would be
moderate to higher angles) but for long haul DX, I don’t know. Then again many
people using ground level fed Inv-L ( like me ) who don’t have the real estate
for elevated radials and on ground counterpoises are a non resonant maze of
whatever wire you can put on or in ground, will likely have a very compromised
radiator and an FCP might be an improvement.
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