That's why I was thinking the whip and the 108"copper wire at a 45 degree angle....i haven't bought a second whip as of yet but I do have a francis that is 7' or so long I bought 20 years ago and never used...it has a perfect 1.0:1 swr where ever it is mounted on my truck. The radio shop that sold me it said that it has a resistor in the base to keep swr perfect.....and it has 2 wires running its length to produce a 2 decibel gain.....i might use that as I do not want it on my truck...seems the ss whip is more durable.......i might try this as soon as I get a power supply for the galaxy