‰ NOW 15 WPM ‰ TEXT IS FROM JUNE 2015 QST PAGE 80 ‰ DIPOLE UP A HALF WAVELENGTH TO SMOOTH OUT ITS PATTERN, YOU ONLY NEED TO RAISE IT YUP, 17 FEET. WITH THIS 17 FOOT DIPOLE AT 17 FEET ABOVE AVERAGE GROUND, YOU WILL HAVE A GOOD LOW ANGLE RADIATION PATTERN AND BE READY TO WORK THE WORLD. IF A DIPOLE ISNT GOOD ENOUGH FOR YOU, A TWO ELEMENT YAGI ON 10 USES A 6 FOOT BOOM WITH A REFLECTOR LENGTH OF ONLY 5 1/2 FEET. AND AGAIN, IT ONLY NEEDS TO BE 17 FEET HIGH TO BE 1/2 IN THE AIR. ONCE YOU GET THAT ANTENNA UP, YOULL NEED A RADIO TO GO WITH IT. AS I MENTIONED AT THE ‰ END OF 15 WPM TEXT ‚