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I guess I wasn't very clear as to why I want the vertical. 1. When not at the rig I want to run BeaconSee for hours at a time, plotting the strength of the various NCDXF beacons around the world on the computer monitor and saving periodically for analysis. Can't do this with a beam. Need omni-directionality. 2. While DXing, would like to be able to monitor one DX station on a separate receiver (has he got to the sevens yet?) while chasing other ones. 3. The Biggie. While contesting I want to be able to hunt for mults on the 2nd receiver (my old 75A4) while CQing on the MkV. I expect this capability would enable me to increase my scores by a good 20%. (I'm hoping for another 20% from the C4.) 4. When someone weak calls me off the side of the beam he'll probably be a lot louder on the vertical. Work him on the vert and don't waste time swinging the beam. So, you see, I really, really, really do want to have a vertical available. I did once have a mobile whip mounted as described over my present TH3 tribander. It was perfectly possible to listen to sigs on one band while transmitting on another. It would still be there but it didn't work worth a damn as a vertical. So, any advice as to things to watch out for or shareable models available? 73 de Jim Smith VE7FO -------------------------------------------- Force12Talk mailing list provided as a service by Force 12 Antennas, Inc. Force12 Web Site: http://www.force12inc.com To Submit Message to the List: Force12Talk@qth.com To unsubscribe and view the Message Archive: see http://qth.com/force12/list For problems with the list: contact n4zr@qth.com |