I often wondered if a top load antenna is suppose to be better why is it you find fewer of them. I seem to see more center and base load antennas on the market. I usually don't believe everything I'm told and it is more important to have a taller antenna feeding my base station but my vehicle is not as important. That's just my humble opinion and everyone to their own notion. Of coarse if I was in competition I might think different, or if your life depended on it. LOL