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Originally Posted by Viking Sailor  In the MF/HF range the best DX omni antenna is the 5/8 wavelength vertical over saltwater. It has a lower radiation angle and gain over the vertical dipole. |
In this context, radiation angle and what you can "gain" are not mutually exclusive. This discussion is probably getting too into the minutia of antenna performance and probably only serves to confuse people and gets us further off-topic.
If someone is still reading this thread interested in figuring out what type antenna to install, there are far too many variables on a boat to make any declarative statements about which is best.