Topband: Modeling the proverbial "vertical on a beach"

[Cqtestk4xs--- via Topband]

One last thought on this......
 
When I came back to the mainland in 2010 the only rig I had was my  truck, 
an ICOM 706 and a Tarheel screwdriver antenna....not exactly a super  setup. 
 
 
I was really craving a radio fix so for the 2010 phone sweepstakes  I drove 
my truck on dirt road that jutted out into the Gulf of Mexico for a mile  
or so and backed the truck up so the antenna was hovering over the water and  
proceeded to call CQSS.  During the first two hours of SS I was able to  
hold a run frequency and knocked off 100 Qs, with 100W and a Tarheel  
antenna...on 14240.  Ah, the wonders of Saltwater.
 
Bill K4XS