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If you didn't have to hide the thing, then an 'A99' would almost certainly be 'better' than a typical 102" whip as a 'fixed' antenna. I'm not too sure disguising a 20 foot antenna would be as easy as a nine foot antenna. If you can handle that part of it, and didn't mind spending it's price, I'd think it would be preferable to a 9 foot whip though, since is doesn't require a groundplane/counterpoise. then again, how much harder would it be to hide an antenna about 4 feet longer than the 'A99'? Then again, again, it/they would both work if ground mounted, then the biggy would just be running a feed line to them. Wouldn't be the most bestest thing going, but would certainly work.
Lots of possibilities.
- 'Doc

[QUOTE="W5LZ, post: 174833, member: 129"] If you didn't have to hide the thing, then an 'A99' would almost certainly be 'better' than a typical 102" whip as a 'fixed' antenna. I'm not too sure disguising a 20 foot antenna would be as easy as a nine foot antenna. If you can handle that part of it, and didn't mind spending it's price, I'd think it would be preferable to a 9 foot whip though, since is doesn't require a groundplane/counterpoise. then again, how much harder would it be to hide an antenna about 4 feet longer than the 'A99'? Then again, again, it/they would both work if ground mounted, then the biggy would just be running a feed line to them. Wouldn't be the most bestest thing going, but would certainly work. Lots of possibilities. - 'Doc [/QUOTE]

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