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Many of W8JI's posts are designed to make you think to get your answer. What he really says is that there are applications where a 1/4 wave will perform as good as a 5/8 wave. He goes on to say that the 1/4 wave will not really outperform the 5/8 wave but it could equal the performance in some cases.