If you're a ham as your "NTS" would indicate,

Not really but I do know a few. I may get my Tech ticket at some point.

What keeps me from getting a license is having to put up with nut cases
like Steveo. I didn't care for the comments I hear about him from the
guys in the radio club. The last thing I need is having the drunkard
showing up at my house causing trouble in front of the wife and kids. You
get a sample of his crap here where he "goes off" offering to meet people
for a fist fight, and he's admitted as much here, showing up at people's
homes. Who needs that kind of **** transpiring on their front yard?


I'm registered to a PO box. Now you know why. (not because of Steveo)


then you would know that a
loaded antenna has a higher Q and therefore a lower bandwidth than a
quarter wave whip. I use a KW-7 FireStik for 10 & 11 meters. Yes, it's
seven feet tall, but I talk where ever I hear on both bands.

Thanks for your opinion. I was looking for something shorter. The tall
antenna would scrape the garage door up when I pull in. Also parking decks
are a problem too. A few hams I know warned me about life with a big
antenna on the truck. That's why I was thinking about something smaller
even if it means a bit of a compromise in performance.

You could try a Wilson 1000. Any time there is a coil, there is Q, and where
there is Q, you have bandwidth issues. To reduce Q, resistance is added. A
dummy load has no Q and an infinite bandwidth. It doesn't radiate very well.
A resonant antenna is a natural amplifier. Ever sing in the shower? When you
hit a resonance, it takes very little power for the rain room to sing back.
Antennas do the same thing. Mother Nature's laws work everywhere.