On Wed, 16 Mar 2005 18:33:20 GMT, "tom" wrote:

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?

One of the main reasons is mounting. The dipole will have to be
strung from the ceiling or something high. The ground plane can be
set on a table, file cabinet, etc. It can also be mounted on a pole
and just set in a corner of the room.