Hi, N4LEW here, Larry.
I have a Yaesu FT-891 with the Buddy Stick vertical antenna. I put the antenna on 10 feet of flagpole mast off the ladder of the RV. I've worked many stations including working field day up in Ohio a couple of times. Very happy with the setup, although I recently purchased the ATAS-120A auto tumer antenna and am looking forward to trying that this summer when we are at OBX.