Paul,
This is strictly anecdotal, however I would put my old n' tired Webster
BandSpanner "mobile" antenna
up against most of the all band "base" vertical antennas anyday.
I have DXCC worked from the car with it on all bands 10-40 and about 50
countries on 80m and with an added
coil and wire (modification) about 15 countries on 160m, all mobile in
motion, mostly CW, 100w with either
a HW-101, FT-101E or a Ten-TEc Argosy 525D (50w). (this was about 10-12
years ago)
No "A" vs."B" tests were done here against my R7000, however it beats a low
G5RV a lot of the time if mounted
on a vehicle up high (above roof-line). I tried that about 12 years ago.
Ended up running my coax from the suburbia , clandestine shack out to the
car when I wanted to operate incognito!
I am not sure mounting it right on the ground would be as good.
Mike VE9AA
Michael, Coreen & Corey Smith
(VE9AA, VE9AAA & Little-VE9 to be)
271 Smith Rd
Waterville, NB
E2V 3V6
Canada
http://ve9aa.tripod.com/
http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Vines/2174/
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul DeWitte K9OT" <k9ot@mhtc.net>
To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, April 05, 2002 2:32 PM
Subject: [Towertalk] portable operating
> Has anybody made a direct comparison of an all band vertical with traps to
> any of the screwdriver type antennas in a ground mounted situation? I am
> wondering how one of the screwdriver type (and I am sure they will vary
> among different makes) would be an option to take along on a trip instead
of
> an all band vertical. This would be a ground mounted situation using
> radials. I know they are physically short compared to a full size one,
> especially from 30m on down the band. Any info would be appreciated.
Please
> reply direct. If this is an old question that has been run through the
mill
> sorry for the repeat. 73 Paul K9OT
>
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