I am sure you did Cecil, however I understood the question to be a shorter
single element mobile antenna. I suspect he was looking at the shorter
loaded antennas with gains far in excess of your paltry 3.8 dBi. See any CB
site for examples.

One loaded antenna is touted as having 7.2 dB gain.
but then again it was a "super coil" rated for 10,000 watts.

Other than that, "The angels have left the pinhead".


"Cecil Moore" wrote in message
...
Fred W4JLE wrote:

"Ken Bessler" wrote:
Is it possible to make a mobile 10m antenna that is
physically shorter than a 1/4 wave whip yet will
preform better than a 1/4 wave whip?

NO

I just ginned up a 5 foot tall antenna with 3.8 dBi gain. That's
half the height and considerably more gain than a 1/4WL whip.
With more time, I could do better.
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73, Cecil http://www.qsl.net/w5dxp

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