"Time Traveler" wrote in message
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Broadcast stations and shortwave are vertically polarized.It would
behoove you to go vertical as a first choice,horizontal second.From
memory I believe there is a 50 per cent drop if a station is
broadcasting vertical and you are receivng horizontal.

HF signals aren't polarised any more by the time they get to the receiver.
Polarisation is only really important at VHF and above. Radio amateurs use
both horizontal and vertical antennas on HF without polarisation effects.

Leon
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