wrote:
On Sunday, February 16, 2014 4:36:32 AM UTC-6, Brian Reay wrote:

What band or bands are you trying to work?

80m to 10m on this antenna, inc. 60m

I have antennas on the vehicle for VHF/UHF


That makes it harder trying to do all bands.
It's often easier to pick only the bands one uses the most,
and compromise on the others.


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Thank you for your considered response, none of which I disagree with.

However, I am trying to avoid the need for trees etc. and having wires
crossing other peoples' pitches. We tend to have fewer trees on European
campsites.

The vertical is something I have experimented with prior to buying the RV
during club mini-field week sessions and had good results with. I
previously I ran out a number of radials but this are too much of a trip
hazard on a campsite. I can reduce it to one, about 5% longer than the
vertical but I was looking for something 'out of the box'.

The antenna is on a tripod.