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Occasionally I hear DX on the Vertical that is better
but on confirming the other end is also vertical. So it goes.
I do have vertical for those times where it may help. One thing I do
notice is the noise level of the vertical beam is far worse.

For local use the horizontal is usually 2-3 Sunits higher than the
vertical.

Allison
KB1GMX

Before somebody tells you that polarization is unimportant for a skip
signal, your 6 meter observations parallel what I found on 40. I had a 40
dipole and 40 GP vertical. In round table test with stations 400 - 800 miles
away, people with verticals preferred my vertical, and people with dipoles
preferred my dipole. There were a few people who could not tell the
difference.

Tam/WB2TT