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I have been trying to convince people of this for years.All too often people think that they absolutely need the lowest TOA they can get to work DX. The truth is that a very low TOA is really only needed when trying to work really long haul DX, like halfway around the world or further via longpath. For everyday DX within North America or to the Carribbean or South America from the Gulf of Mexico area TOA should not even be a consideration for a temporary antenna installation. You will work plenty of DX if you can hear it. The fact that the antenna will be next to salt water means that you will have a pretty decent TOA to begin with.

[QUOTE="Captain Kilowatt, post: 364916, member: 39"] I have been trying to convince people of this for years.All too often people think that they absolutely need the lowest TOA they can get to work DX. The truth is that a very low TOA is really only needed when trying to work really long haul DX, like halfway around the world or further via longpath. For everyday DX within North America or to the Carribbean or South America from the Gulf of Mexico area TOA should not even be a consideration for a temporary antenna installation. You will work plenty of DX if you can hear it. The fact that the antenna will be next to salt water means that you will have a pretty decent TOA to begin with. [/QUOTE]

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