I am satisfied with the comparison results, as I can hear both stations.
One was stronger than the other, simple as it gets, it is not perfect nor has it ever been intended to "prove" which antenna is better than the other.
On a more serious note, both are ground planes, what exactly can a ground plane have to brag about as far as gain? Both RX and TX, really one might have .25 of a DBD gain over the other one if any at all.
Throw out all the advertising hype, the inflated numbers etc. etc.
Compare each to a dipole to see how much gain it has over a dipole, not that free space crap which is a dream theory. DBI means nothing.
Ground plane is a two letter word which if looked up in Webster's book the definition should read "radiates equally poor in all directions."
A full wave loop wire antenna will have more gain than any of the two antennas compared in this thread.
If an antenna is needed with more true gain it will be a yagi or a quad.
I have "no side of the fence to be on" so the results really does not mean a hill of beans to me, a question was asked, I answered it based on my comparison, nothing more, nothing less.
An 11 meter ground plane is fun to play with, 1/4 wavelength on 11 meters is small compared to 40 meters so why not play with 11 meters antennas, find something that works and then apply it to a good long wave length band and do some real DX talking.
Thanks for the replies, comments, sarcasm, and anything else, antenna's are great fun, and will continue to be a subject of discussion, debate and controversy. The remarks in this thread are mild compared to some "on the air" discussions on 20 and 40 meters about antennas.
But it is fun to experiment, and get other opinions, pros and cons, etc etc.
No pictures of the stripper, strippers are like antennas, they are better left to an individuals imagination sort of like a 5/8 wl versus Sigma IV.
