Frank Gilliland wrote:
In , Steveo
wrote:

Frank Gilliland wrote:
How (or why) is that even worth the
effort for such a cheap and easy antenna?

Bact to the OP.

9 foot whip on a pick-up truck is best, eh Frank?

Yep. A non-magnetic whip is best, but even a magnetic steel whip will
outperform any other 1/4-wave vertical on the market. That's my story
and I'm sticking to it.

BTW, I have been considering what it would take to setup a small scale
production run of -good- 9-foot fiberglass whips. Any comments and/or
suggestions are welcome.

tree pruning problems considered

I'm not sure but I think the max height for a motor vehicle (without a
special permit) is something like 13 feet, which means you should be
able to mount the whip up to 4 feet off the ground and have relatively
few problems. I'll check on that height limit......

You won't have to check..you'll hear it banging pretty strong. g They
are great antenna's, but not usually practical..and very odious looking.