>>2936638
>The same efhw thrown from my balcony that's really high up. Done it. Dx from here in America to Italy.
Cute. I've dxed america to Africa by hooking my atu to a 34' mast on 10m. Doesn't make it a good antenna and that's a one off situation.
>colonoscopy
Ain't me
>135' efhw
Are all your antennas efhws? No wonder you think grabbing a contact in Italy is something mentionable. Let me guess, IK4LZH or another mega station?
>don't care about dx
>mentions a single dx contact

>I hear them, they hear me
That's how propagation usually works correct. Imagine hearing an additional 100s of stations, and them hearing you, because you used a resonant antenna instead of a ground warmer.

I'm not going to pretend it's a bad thing to throw up a wire and make contacts, it isn't if you're mobile or compromised. But you are definitely using a compromised antenna, and you will be disappointed with the results, as you certainly know based on your posts.