Hi all! I had the R5 and it was the best multi-band vertical I have ever used. The nice thing about that antenna is that unlike most multi-band verticals, it uses the whole antenna on 10 meters, and actually has some gain. I wouldn't ever use a ground mounted vertical on 10, because most of them trap out everything but the bottom 8 feet, so you basically have a quarter wave ground plain, sitting on the ground! 73: John John Jacques Amateur Radio Station: KD8PC "Where Cat Is, Is Civilization!"