ORIGINAL: mcovalsk
Hi Craig I honestly think that the polarization matter is not applicable here. All the theory around that is based in the thinking you will radiate to a long distance and not to 4 or 5 meters. The shape and angle of the electromagnetic field is not crucial to so short distances.
Maybe if you're battlefields are very small, & you always keep a constant short distance to your tank while controlling it, but for these already range limited 27MHz systems, I'm talking about 100 feet & more, well over a short 5 meters. And when we start talking of distances where some people might want to still maintain accurate control, like 200ft to 300ft, I think that certainly is a long distance, so having the proper polarization for the signals should make a big difference.
~ Craig ~