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Like they say with car engines, "there's no replacement for displacement". A longer antenna will always outperform a shorter antenna as long as it's properly installed and properly tuned.

That's because the coil is where the RF signal loses its gain so a coil at the bottom loses gain before it gets to the top of the antenna. A top-loaded antenna with the coil at the top doesn't lose gain until the signal radiates off the upper section of the antenna. This is not rocket science...

It's my understanding that all fiberglass whips have approximately 102" of copper wire wrapped around them, that is why you see the coiled wire underneath the sheathing being tighter at the top or looser depending on its length.

Is this radio still for sale?

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