[Elecraft] Windom Antennas

[Bob Lewis (AA4PB)]

> ...the joke about verticals is "radiate equally poorly in all
directions".

I think verticals get this "bad rap" because the typical ham doesn't
install them correctly. No good radial or counterpoise system - shove
an 8-foot rod in the ground and call it "grounded".  I wonder how well
a dipole would perform if you only put up half of it.

The bottom line - it's usually easier to put up a "good" horizontal
antenna than it is to install a "good" vertical.