Yeah, that's what I figure, too. I should have mentioned that even though
the rig is a mobile unit, I'm using it as a base station from my basement
suite, so the antenna doesn't need to be capable of being mounted on a
vehicle. Given that new piece of info, doesn't it make more sense for me to
make a simple, 2-wire dipole temporary antenna than a ground plane? Or are
there some reasons why ground plane antennas are better than dipoles?

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Tom H
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