I normally don't post as you can see (listen and learn mostly) however I feel I must give this antenna it's dues. I would normally get around 6-8 miles simplex, with the terrain somewhat hilly around here, I tried this antenna from The Antenna Farm. The Laird came 1:5 SWR out of the box, I'm using a tram 1486 for a base up 30ft. I was amazed at 10 miles but then 12mi and my wife said I was still transmitting very clear and she had just a little static, at 12mi. I would have been going thru town if I went any farther so I turned around thinking with all the buildings I would have lost her, but who knows. Maybe the conditions were just right also but I will test again for sure. For $45 you can't beat it. 73s
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