Frank Brickle wrote:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
If I understand the antenna's manual (and the recommendations I had here
and elsewhere about this), I should be seeing about a 5 dbd gain.
Where on earth is 5dB beyond a free-space dipole coming from with a
single ground mounted monopole? That makes absolutely no sense.
Under the best of circumstances you're very lucky to be getting near
0dBi with a quarter-wave vertical on the ground. Between the imperfect
ground screen and the coax you're probably losing at least 1 - 1.5dB
on the low bands. That's really pretty good for a vertical.
73
Frank
AB2KT
OK, I'm probably getting my sources mixed up. Your statement also
matches my results much better. I guess I'll settle for the improved
takeoff angle over what I have had before. That seems to be true, at
least, as I am hearing better. With the amp, it probably will be enough
for DXCC since I am making contacts as it stands and, despite a little
disappointment, better than before (I barely made one or two with the
G5RV and CW at that). Come to think of it, my competition at EI6S was
not verticals, but other types.
Larry WO0Z
