HI Bob,
You are illustrating what I have been trying to say despite QRM. That is,
the best antenna for you is the best antenna. It is vastly different for
different objectives, locations, and band conditions. The criticism is
directed at the comfort level of a low dipole/inverted V or a short inverted
L because since they work so well on the East coast, most DX stations
believe they don't need anything better for transmit. From our perspective
I wish all the DX stations used verticals with a good counterpoise. Except
for rare high angle conditions that is the only antenna that will work DX
from here. 73
Darrell, N6DX@aol.com
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