Richard Clark wrote:

More efficient than a rubber ducky was allowed (the need for that
efficiency has been skirted, however), so the claim of efficiency
appeals to vanity when the difference was already noted. More
efficient than a rubber ducky giving full quietening? What does that
matter if not to suit vanity?

Is it vanity to think that since the repeater is full quieting on their
end with their rubber ducky, then their signal must be full quieting
into the repeater, or vanity to wish such people would use a j-pole?

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