Fellow Elecrafters,

There's lots of stuff in the antenna literature about inverted V antennas, 
i.e., where the feedpoint is higher than the ends. But I can't find anything on 
dipoles and such in which the ends are not in the same vertical plane as the 
center. 

I'm thinking of putting up a stealth antenna that would be an OCF dipole with 
the feedpoint at the peak of my roof, and the ends extending toward two trees 
alongside the house. I've taken some measurements and calculated the angle 
between the legs as being about 97 degrees - but of course in the horizontal 
plane, not the vertical plane like an inverted V. I'd feed it with ladder line 
and my good ole Johnson Viking Matchbox, so I'm not worried about effects on 
feedpoint impedance. I imagine it would exhibit some directionality, probably 
toward the open side of the V ?

Anyone see any major pitfalls with this approach??

73
Ray K2HYD
KX-1 # 608
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