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That's interesting because I think I get better performance with the SS whip and both were installed roughly the same elevation but when I made the change I re did everything so there could be other factors. It's been several years but I seem to recall trying a smaller fiberglass antenna on the crook as but someone hit it casing a plug and cracked it. As I said, the stainless whip is nearly indestructible and for me performance is comparable and the crook installation works well.