Tom Walker writes in a message to Scott Christensen
  
-> What is everyone using for shortwave antennas?  Are they all horizont
-> mount?  Has anyone used a vertical mount antenna?  Has anyone tried a
-> folded unipole?
 TW>   Most use what they can fit in the space available. Verticals 
 TW> are not in full favor because at Most frequencies the length 
 TW> are too long. Even a Vertical Trap Antenna needs to be at least 
 TW> 45 feet tall fro good reception. 
  
I am planning a 48 foot tower for communications antennas.  I am thinking of 
a folded unipole skirt down the sides.  This should make for good reception 
down to 60 meters and passable reception below that.  At any rate, better 
than the pull-out element on most portables.  
  
 TW> The Horozontial is much easier to errect in suitable lengths. 
 TW> It is somewhat directional thouggh and in some situations you 
 TW> need to have two antennas oriented for optium reception is 
 TW> two different directions. 
  
Like I said in a message to another writer here, just what I was trying to 
avoid...
  
 TW> Folding is a trick that can be used to half the length but 
 TW> since you can't get something fof nothing it does reduce the 
 TW> reception when compaired to an Unfolded antenna.
  
I don't think we are talking about the same kind of "folding" here...
 
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