[Elecraft] Wow, antennas really do matter

[Mark Saunders, KJ7BS]

Ok, I've read about the PAC-12 antenna and I'm almost convinced to get/build
one. 

It's a short vertical, right?  
What is its performance?  
It's got to be a compromise, right?
Would a larger coil diameter with wider spacing between the winds improve
performance?

Mark Saunders, KJ7BS
Glendale, AZ
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<SNIP>

Leigh WA5ZNU convinced me to build a PAC-12 antenna early on, but
I never had much luck with it. It doesn't work in my back yard
at all... I brought it to our cabin a couple of times and couldn't
figure out what I was doing wrong. I could hear "OK", but no one
could hear me.

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73 de chris K6DBG
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