Antenna perpendicular to ground

[Delivers1234]

Hi. So i remounted my GP-3 comet to a j-mount on my 2nd floor patio. it goes above the roofline but is not perfectly perpendicular to the ground. So it is a couple of degrees off. Any issues? real? I didnt drill correctly on the j mount and pole. . In in a small town. mountains have the repeaters. The pole closest is the one that is off towards the roof a few degrees (not sure how many).

 

[prcguy]

A GP-3 is a low gain antenna with a wide lobe, I don't think you will notice any degradation with the antenna a few degrees off vertical. If you upgrade to a higher gain antenna I would try and get it plumb.

 

[bharvey2]

The biggest problem will be the aesthetics. I know the it would haunt me until I fixed it.

 

[ka3aaa]

that little bit of down tilt wont hurt anything as far as reception goes.

 

[W5lz]

I agree with 'AAA'. I'm not sure I've ever seen a perfectly 'straight' vertical antenna. You can also use that 'tilt' as a very crude way of making a vertical antenna 'directional' (sort of directional!).