[UK-CONTEST] AFS Antenna

[Clive GM3POI]

As pointed out it all depends where you would like to put your signal and at 
what time.
>From here at the start of the contest to put a signal into Southampton in 
the first two hours I need anything from 7.9-11.5 degrees elevation angle 
and I'm not going to get that from a dipole unless I accept large minus 
gains. A vertical or verticals with a very good ground system would be the 
starting antenna followed by high dipoles or better. By high I'm not talking 
60ft. From tests here a dipole at 75ft  does not outperform my vertical 
system.
However my 80m vertical has in the order of 6 miles of radials, probably 
overkill but it works.
73 Clive GM3POI