Hi Dylan, I'm new here but came because I know Gil uses EFHWs quite a lot and I'm interested in them as well.
It seems to me you had your antenna configured as a sloper. That's a good configuration based on my research (but not experience -- yet).
In working on this research problem, I found this model of the EFHW and thought I would share. The paper is at https://wv0h.blogspot.com/2019/10/end-fed-vertical-antenna-variations.html and it appears to be well executed and written.
I prefer to not rely on anecdotal results because they are so variable and dependent on propagation. It requires a sizable sample to obtain results I would consider statistically significant and most reports are of only a few (or couple dozen) contacts and I think a lot more than that are required (and over a significant period of time).
I hope I'm not stepping on toes here; that is not my intent.
It seems to me you had your antenna configured as a sloper. That's a good configuration based on my research (but not experience -- yet).
In working on this research problem, I found this model of the EFHW and thought I would share. The paper is at https://wv0h.blogspot.com/2019/10/end-fed-vertical-antenna-variations.html and it appears to be well executed and written.
I prefer to not rely on anecdotal results because they are so variable and dependent on propagation. It requires a sizable sample to obtain results I would consider statistically significant and most reports are of only a few (or couple dozen) contacts and I think a lot more than that are required (and over a significant period of time).
I hope I'm not stepping on toes here; that is not my intent.