Inverted-V assistant

Inverted-V dipole length and geometry

Start from a half-wave dipole and apply apex-angle shortening to derive leg length, horizontal span and apex height.

Shorter apex angles pull the feedpoint upward; keep ends at least one body length above ground.

A correction factor approximates the slightly reduced resonant length compared with a flat dipole.

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