Chuck:
I would expect a vertical antenna system raised well up in the air to do better
than one at ground level, in a typical residential neighborhood.
My reasons are not particularly technical, but go like this.
At height, you use a few radials, however many you feel like putting up. The
entire antenna system is up above the obstructions of a typical residential
neighborhood. Where I live, the houses all have aluminum siding, so a ground
mounted vertical would be surrounded by aluminum boxes! Wooden homes still have
house wiring, insulation that may have an aluminum foil backing, plumbing,
heating ducts, etc. Older homes with plaster surfaces may well have chicken
wire as a web to hold the plaster in place.
If you are out in open country with no nearby obstructions, a ground mounted
vertical might be reasonable. Then it's just a question of how much effort you
want to put into a radial system.
Anyway, just my humble (?) opinion.
72 and Happy New Year,
Bob N6WG
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