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Default Effect of raising vertical antenna higher

Hello all,

I have a mono-band 20-meter vertical currently mounted only about
12 feet up (less than a quarter wave). There are 4 radials and it tunes
very well - very low VSWR across entire band, with decent signal reports.

Question: If I were to rent a cherry picker, I could mount the thing on
the end of the peak of my house, at about 40 feet up. That would put the
bottom of the radials at greater than 1/4 wave.

But would I notice any difference? If so, would it be potentially
dramaticly
better, or just 'technically' better? It would be a major project to do, so
I'm
trying to decide if it would be worth it or not.

Thanks,

Dave WB7AWK