I live in a community that doesn't allow antennas. A couple things.
Correct me if I'm wrong But I suspect a car radio type antenna (Wilson) would not be effective unless mounted on something metal so that wouldn't be good at home.
I would prefer a good half wave Base antenna with no radials that I could crank up and down as needed.
In the old days I had a 5/8 wave length vert - worked great but had 3 ground plane radials - so that wouldn't work
The simple question is What type antenna would be best for my circumstances?
Correct me if I'm wrong But I suspect a car radio type antenna (Wilson) would not be effective unless mounted on something metal so that wouldn't be good at home.
I would prefer a good half wave Base antenna with no radials that I could crank up and down as needed.
In the old days I had a 5/8 wave length vert - worked great but had 3 ground plane radials - so that wouldn't work
The simple question is What type antenna would be best for my circumstances?