Neil Down wrote:

Here is my data it should be as credible as yours



Distance 5 miles


102" whip 9 lbs on the meter

Predator 10k 8.5 lbs on the meter

Fat daddy base coil 7.5 lbs

Coat Hanger 1.5 lbs

1/4 wave horizontal dipole 5.0 Lbs


What was the input impedance (R and X) of each antenna at the
feedpoint? What was the SWR of each? Was the 1/4 wave dipole 1/4 wave
total, or 1/4 wave each side (making it a 1/2 wave dipole)? How long
was the coat hanger?

If you can't answer all the questions (Such as the input impedance),
that's OK.. But I'm just curious.. A dipole should have outperformed
the 102" whip. How was that dipole supported, anyway?

-SSB