Does anyone use 23cms vertically polarised?

I have to update my x50 so thinking of a triband vertical?

So either 6m 2m 70cms , or 2m 70cms 23cms

Both similar sizes and both I'll need a triplexer for but I've never used 23cms before so any advice appreciated

Ricky

Yep,

Pants here ? Could be good if you have a few local’ish on the same band and vertical, i struggled to get to a mate 7 miles up the road using the 10 watts from the 9700.

So the output socket on the back of the 9700 have a cap on it so not to be used or to allow me to spend money on bits for it,

Regards

Bob.

I've not come across anyone using vertical polarisation on 23cm.
Even a modest beam can give reasonable results but , if that's not an option, a slot antenna might suit.
Horizontal polarisation, omni, and gain.
Quite a few stations active on 23cm in the North West.

Cheers

Tony

cheers guys,

question answered

6m 2m 70cms it is :-)

Had one here a couple of years back on my 9100, never heard a soul in 12 months, took it down

I have only ever used 23 cms sparingly many years ago, that was on a multi band vertical antenna, never had many expectations of any DX contacts or anything fancy, quite hard anyway with a low power transverter and no outboard amplifier!
But I remember I could get into one local-ish repeater, (not even sure how many of those in general or even it specifically are left on air now?), and it worked good enough for reasonably local friends chats, with max distance of any of those friends contacts just under 20 miles away at the time line of sight.
I did only have 3 watts at a push output to hand from it though!
I once owned a second hand Icom low power 23 cms capable handheld, but that unless coupled to an external antenna, proved even less fruitful, other than just about reaching that one repeater that was in range!
The local "chat to" guys struggled to hear me on it, so that got quickly flogged off!
I even bought, and still have, a tri band mobile antenna made by Diamond, I had ideas of using the handheld as a "mobile" with its plug in purchased external hand mic, but gave up on that idea pretty quick also.
To be fair I was not that interested in the band, and never gave it what could be classed as a good shot.
But I do realise others have put a lot more effort and time into the band, and got very good results of course.