Christopher Cox wrote:
Cecil Moore wrote:
Buck wrote:

If I have a low dipole about 10 feet off the ground for 75 meters,
would it be better if I put a hamstick 75 meter vertical up and
connect the dipole wires to the ground side for a vertical?


The low dipole is probably much more efficient than the
hamstick and most of the radiation is straight up which
is not necessarily a bad thing on 75m. Your question reminds
me of one on a clinical psychological test. "Would you rather
take one or two days to die an agonizing death?" :-)

I think the original post needs a couple of questions asked.

Agreed the low lying dipole is ideal for a NVIS antenna.
It would be interesting to see what kind of results would be had for
contacts greater than 600 miles between the two antenna's.


That Hamstick isn't going to be very efficient, so I guess it comes
down to whether or not the reduced efficiency of the dipole at the
desired DX angle allows for greater signal than the bad efficiency of
the Hamstick at all angles...

Suffice it to say that it probably isn't a very good option to run a
Hamstick setup at home when there are any other options available.

- 73 de Mike N3LI -