I don't know about verticals vs. beams, but certainly you can hear different
areas when using a vertical or using a dipole. I've used both during
numerous contests and found that from NC a dipole hears the Caribbean while
a vertical hears Argentina, Brazil and points south. This is a G5RV at
about 30 feet.

The beams hearing ability may wash out this difference, but the "incoming"
polarity has nothing to do with the "transmitted" polarity. This is why I
have both available.

Good luck,

Bill, W4WNT


"JIMMIE" wrote in message
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While operating on 10M I have observed that a halfwave vertical dipole
will communicate to different areas than a 1.25wl vertical monopole an
example would be that during a band opening the 1/2 wl antenna may be
working predominantly into New York while the 1.25 wl antenna is
working best in California or was it vice versa. This has proven
useful for me, instead of fighting a pile-up and can just talk
somewhere else. The two verticals may soon be replaced with a tri-
bander and I was wondering if I could get this same type of effect by
tilting the antenna vertically(no change in polarity) with a remote
controlled device. I think it would be pretty cool to hear different
areas of the country pop in and out as the elevation of the antenna is
changed.

Jimmie