On Oct 22, 6:43*pm, Darryl Ramm wrote:
Wayne

Doh what a silly slip, thanks for catching that. *But you can get
base *5/8 antennas that include the round plane stubs like Paul
mentioned here.

Darryl
(I won't embarrass myself with my expired amateur callsign).

On Oct 22, 5:29*pm, "Wayne Paul" wrote:

Darryl,

I disagree with you on this one. *A 5/8 DOES require a ground plane. *However, a 1/2 wave length doesn't.

Respectfully,

Wayne
Ham radio W7ADKhttp://www.soaridaho.com/

"Darryl Ramm" wrote in ...

On Oct 22, 4:25 pm, "John Bojack" wrote:

I'll just point out that 5/8 wavelength whip antennas do not need a
ground plane. 1/4 wave ones definitely do. You may well do better with
a 5/8 one for lots of reasons. Your need there will be a secure mount
location to the longer whip.

Darryl

In your defense Darryl I've always had better trans/receive when I
mount a 5/8 wave antenna on a 40' stainless steel tanker than I do on
a fiberglass roof Kenworth tractor. 10-4