Hi Gary, I wouldn't sell your vertical short. When I have time to get into the contests I've always use a vertical and find that the farther away the station is the easier it is (most times) to break the pileup when I use a vertical. The low angle radiation advantage is noticeable.
My best, most exciting contact was with Seychelles in CQ Worldwide on 20m a few years ago. I was using my KX1 at the time, running about 3 watts into a vertical. He gave me 559. I think the other trick was to re-visit 20m after everyone else had abandoned it for 40m in the afternoon. He was sitting there, calling and calling. I couldn't believe my luck. I'll be in CQWW later this month with a 20m elevated vertical with four 5 ft radials! 73, Ken Alexander VE3HLS ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
