Really? Even a vertical dipole?

de AI8W, Chris

Yesereee!
K2KW and "team vertical" (Force 12) did some tests and measurements across the
San Francisco Bay and found that using half wave vertical dipole and moving it
from the salt water/beach boundary (0 dB reference) they would get 3 dB gain
being 1/4 wave away from the edge, - 2dB for 1/2 wave and + 2 dB for 3/4 wave.
Anything that is vertically polarized gets help from better ground, especially
at the low angles in the pattern.
Claims of advertisers that their wundervertical needs no radials or ground are
full of SWR!

I am trying to find some practical results of verticals being operated on the
side of a hill. Anyone out there with experience?

Yuri da vertical fan BUm