Will this compromised antenna work?

[Brian - K3ES]

Thank you Andrew! I had expected a stronger directional effect from the 2m whip, but your analysis lines up well with the QSO Map. The AX1 is not the best, but it is not a dummy load either. I guess even 5 watts of RF energy has to go somewhere.

Best 73 de Brian - K3ES

[Andrew (grayhat)]

Ok, added the car, the wireframe model is really raw, but it should give you a better idea and... yes, the car has an influence on the pattern, just look at the attached pic which shows the radiation pattern on the 20m band

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HTH !

[KL7MJ]

I was uncertain, but the AX1 continues to amaze me. A compromised antenna is, first and foremost an antenna.

Brian,
Location is also important. I have a homebrew DS1-type antenna (6 foot whip and a coil at the base). I can make contacts here in the lower 48, but I couldn't even hear anything on it from Denali Park last month.

73,
Mike, KL7MJ

[Andrew (grayhat)]

Location is also important. I have a homebrew DS1-type antenna (6 foot whip and a coil at the base). I can make contacts here in the lower 48, but I couldn't even hear anything on it from Denali Park last month.

Mike, try this; open this mapping site

https://caltopo.com/map.html

center the map on your location, then right click the map and select "simulated view", that will allow you to see if there are "obstacles" toward a given direction