it's been 30 years, but I had good luck with a Shakespeare 1/2 wave Big Stick....at the time I had a 4' copper ground rod that made a difference... borrow a SWR meter to get a good match when you get ready to put it up...it is a fiberglass two piece vertical omni directional antenna, and not that noticeable if that is a concern...the directional Yagi beam antennas will give you more distance...