Virginia Peak, NV (W7/WC-010) SOTA Activation - 12/28/2011
HFTA output for a beam heading of 60 degrees, comparing my low antenna (in red) to a dipole antenna over flat ground and up 1/2 wavelength (in blue). Unlike at Peavine Peak and Dixie Mountain where HFTA showed my antenna outperforming the dipole by several dB, it is actually underperforming along this heading. The bar graph along the bottom shows the relative probability of signals from the U.S. arriving at various takeoff angles. My antenna was running roughly North-South (maximum signal to the East-West) so these comparisons are valid. However, my antenna was in the inverted-V configuration as opposed to a flattop dipole, so the terrain effects may not have been quite as significant as shown here.
HFTAOutputVirginiaPeakMyAntennaVsDipoleUpHalfWavelengthOverFlatGround60Degrees
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