I've noticed this more and more up here on the bay. People seem to mount their antennas at an angle to match the angle of the hard top, or struts, or anything to try and make it "look good"
That's a Sea Ray 450 behind me here in Cambridge but there are several other Sea Rays at the dock that have done the same. My limited understanding of VHF (and most other) omni directional antennas is the signal radiates perpendicular to the antenna hence you want the straight up and down and as high as you can get them. Like the boat next to the Sea Ray. Do you all communicate with aliens up here on the north bay and is that why you angle them back or am I missing something? Doesn't this angle back thing destroy the signal forward and backward of the boat?
I also like the extender on the GPS to put the GPS antenna right in the radar beam as well as the hailing loud speaker angled down at the helm. Guess the captain can really hear him/herself when yelling over the thing. Maybe his kids sit behind him and that is a way to make them listen.
That's a Sea Ray 450 behind me here in Cambridge but there are several other Sea Rays at the dock that have done the same. My limited understanding of VHF (and most other) omni directional antennas is the signal radiates perpendicular to the antenna hence you want the straight up and down and as high as you can get them. Like the boat next to the Sea Ray. Do you all communicate with aliens up here on the north bay and is that why you angle them back or am I missing something? Doesn't this angle back thing destroy the signal forward and backward of the boat?
I also like the extender on the GPS to put the GPS antenna right in the radar beam as well as the hailing loud speaker angled down at the helm. Guess the captain can really hear him/herself when yelling over the thing. Maybe his kids sit behind him and that is a way to make them listen.