Yes, phased verticals will outperform a dipole. The concept of phased
verticals involves two or more verticals, specifically spaced, and fed with
specific lengths of feedline to control the phasing of the signals they're
transmitting.

Based on the spacing used, and the phasing arrangements, you can creat
patterns of directed transmitted energy, just like a beam antenna - it *is*
a beam antenna.

Your best option now is to pick up a few books on basic antenna theory; I
would suggest the ARRL Antenna Book, and Low-Band DXing by ON4UN...

Mike KI6PR
El Rancho R.F., CA

"bb" wrote
First... what is phasing of verticals.

My 40 m dipole is only 30' up...would vertical phasing be an
improvement?

What would be the dimensions of the vertical and spacing distance?