The wonderful thing about antennas is their unpredictability.
At K5XI, we installed an 8 element 10 meter beam at 230'. We also have a 6
over 6 KLM stack at 100' (which, for years, was a killer antenna). Most of
the time, the 8 element is hands-down better than the stack. Often, there are
signals audible on the high antenna that are not even there on the stack.
This is a very pragmatic analysis, but it does prove that it pays to try the
improbable.
Tom, K5RC/7
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