VERY CAREFULLY on an antenna range for that purpose. You can model it and get
an idea of what it should be, but it is installation specific.
Mel, K6KBE
From: Bob McGraw K4TAX <[email protected]>
To: Mel Farrer <[email protected]>
Cc: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>;
"[email protected]" <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, September 9, 2018 12:39 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] ARRL book on receiving antennas
How does one measure transmit antenna efficiency?
Bob, K4TAX
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> On Sep 9, 2018, at 2:36 PM, Mel Farrer via Elecraft
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Great Don,
> You and I grew up in the same time era......
> Now, I am wiser and have more CRS,,,,, Anyway, Here is my take on antennas
> in general. I have MANY that I can chose from at any time, HOWEVER, Some
> antennas "hear" better even if they are not as efficient as my transmitting
> antenna. The crazy thing is the good receiving antenna, when things get
> tough, are not the most efficient on transmit. Does that make sense? I hope
> so.
> Mel, K6KBE
>
> From: Don Roberts via Elecraft <[email protected]>
> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
> Sent: Sunday, September 9, 2018 12:27 PM
> Subject: [Elecraft] ARRL book on receiving antennas
>
> Having been a ham since 1956, I also agree from my experience, that I along
> with every ham I knew, used the same antenna to receive and transmit. From my
> first home brew one tube, through my first Globe Chief kit, through Globe
> Scout, NCX3, and Globe GTX 550, all in the 50/s and into the 60/s, and all
> had the same antenna for receive and transmit. I too, went from the dpdt
> knife switch, to the Dow Key relay. My QSL collection confirms this for the
> stations worked during that period.
> 73, Don W4CBS
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