Well they work pretty well on the back of a truck and 10' is a good bit wider than a truck. So if the ground loss is doable on a truck than 10 ' should be an improvement. Alpha Delta makes a tripod arrangement that has 1 meter legs so either they are doing a good job pulling the wool of ones eyes or there is some thing to it. If one has a good look at a screwdriver antenna there is no way that should work either but they do. A return path is needed a 10' circle of conductive material has to be better than a 10' circle of dirt.
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