Regarding this thread I offer the following:
In a rare occasion based on location with the proper terrain a dipole or
Extended Zepp may offer increased performance. In this case steep
sloping terrain with antenna suspended on the slope pointing in the
favored direction. Les A. Moxon (1993). /HF Antennas for All Locations/
(2 ed.). Radio Society of Great Britain. ISBN
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)> 1-872309-15-1
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-872309-15-1>.
Statistically I offer the following from my location in Arizona.
Verticals rule making the extra one or two hops far more reliably.
Bob W7RH
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W7RH DM35OJ
“Small is the number of people who see with their eyes and think with their
minds.” – Albert Einstein
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