You really need to provide more information. Is an HOA the problem? Something else?
Back in the 90s and early 2000s, I used a Cushcraft vertical, similar looking to the R9, in a HOA restricted community, in the middle of trees, mounted on a 5' mast, no radials. I would give it raving reviews. Of course, the conditions were different, but I was talking around the world on that thing using anywhere from 5-25 watts, even on 10m. It was a rare day to have to go up to 100w. I used to talk to a friend in Australia on 10m almost every single day in the summer, 5w.
Within the last several years, I temporarily used an Alpha FMJ while my towers were being built, and the damn thing just performed. There are people who say it's bad, there are way better antennas, it doesn't perform, etc., but I have the logbook entries to prove it performs. For being a portable 13' antenna mounted on a 5' tall tripod, I was impressed. The majority of contacts couldn't believe what I was running.
My friend here in Socal uses a DX Commander. I'm not intimately familiar with their models, but it isn't the big one. He does have a very small radial field (less than 30' as he is also in a HOA and has to hide everything). Performs quite well too, even without radials. Just last night, we were both talking to the Canary Islands, and then further south into Africa on 40m...a 10,300 mile hop. While I was 59+ on the beam using 1500w, my friend was using the Commander and 100w and was still perfectly readable.
