On the USS YOURKTOWN in the Charleston, SC harbor a local radio club that I
am a member of, has a radio room using a butternut antenna..
It is mounted on an old aircraft carrier sitting in salt water. that is the
best QTH for a vertical but my question is......

What is the biggest difference between a vertical and a horizontal antenna
other than the obvious? When I use the rig in the Yourktown it seems that I
can contact stations a lot further away with less noise than my home QTH.

Is it just its QTH or am I missing something else?
Joe