Impressed with this base HF antenna.

I have been using this vertical for a couple of months now. I have it on a 4′ metal pipe sitting on top of a 3′ wooden fence pole. My other antenna is a 270′ OCF dipole and the ProMaster. does fair in comparison. Conditions and which band being used affect the performance of both antennas. Of course, the dipole most often outperforms the vertical, but some days on 40-meter nets it is hard to tell the difference switching between the two. I think 40 meters is the best band for the ProMaster. It works on 80 and 160 but of course the longer dipole has a big advantage here. Most of the time on 40-10 meters the dipole is 1-2 s units better receive than the ProMaster. At times it’s the opposite though. I think with it up higher it would be easier to compare all bands. I will try to get it up higher this summer. SWR on all bands is good. For someone with limited space I do not believe you will find a vertical antenna that covers all bands and is easier to work with than this one. Would be a great RV or camping antenna with the tripod. Highly recommended! For what it is it performs very well.