Bill;
If we can extrapolate my experiences in Texas to yours in Georgia, the high
antenna will likely open the band when nothing else will work. Once the band
is open, experimentation will help you find the right combination of
antenna/path/time/solar flux, etc.
You have arrived at, in my opinion, the correct number of antennas for
contesters. Three different antennas gives you a variety of takeoff angles
that should cover most combinations of conditions. At the same time, it is
not so many that you spend your contesting hours switching back and forth,
experimenting with antennas.
In the multi-ops I've built, I've intentionally limited the number of
antennas for any given band to three at a time to prevent lost time from
operators continually experimenting with antennas.
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