ANAL:

In this experiment, vertical antennas were observed. First setup is the T antenna. It
acts like a Marconi Antenna that has a vertical polarization. Even with the top
horizontal loading, it does not radiate horizontally. It is because the current is
divided into two in opposite directions. This scenario cancels out the radiation. V-I
distribution was also determined. Because it is a quarter wavelength, its V-I
distribution is almost the same of the Marconi Antenna. But its electrical length was
changed by a little amount because of the capacitance due to the top loading.

Figure 1.1 Current in a T antenna

Figure 2.1 Voltage and Current Distribution of T antenna

The next set up is the inverted L antenna. In this set up the current is not
divided in to two. So the horizontal rod also contributes in radiation. The radiation

produced by the horizontal has a polarization in parallel to it. This makes its
polarization two dimension, horizontal and vertical. However, the orientation of the
receiving side must be parallel to the horizontal rod. If the orientation of the
receiving side is orthogonal to the polarization of the two rods, no radiation is
detected. The voltage and current distribution was also recorded. The V-I
distribution of the vertical rod is the same as the Marconi antenna. Since the top
loading is quarter wavelength long, the current distribution will just continue until it
reaches max in the end of the rod. The distribution is shown on figure 1.3.

Figure 1.3 Voltage and Current Distribution of Inverted L Antenna