Yeah but if youre looking to purchase a set your purchasing them for a reason. Not to mention some of us like to shoot skip, not just key. You can even make it into a base antenna if u decide you mo loner want to use em for a mobile. Or you can just bring em to a swap meet and you will most likely unload em without having to worrry about shipping. How many 1/2 waves have you seen at a swap meet? Or on feebay? Or on craigslist? My point exactly.