It isn't a matter of antenna Hans, you're a victim of propagation. Having SO2R 
capablility let's me hear folks to the west of me......only 250 miles 
away.....running East Coast stations 2 or 3 hours after the band is shot in 
Eastern MN. I have access to stacked 5 element Yagis and I can't hear those 
East Coast guys. That's a lot of gain and selectable angles and it just doesn't 
matter. 
On the other hand, we're probably loud as heck out in the Atlantic Ocean 
somewhere.
73 Steve K0SR
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