--- In [email protected], "Paul Holm" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Reading the replies that mentioned gain specs, I can't help but think of our > last ham club meeting. An older member persuaded the club to replace the > VHF repeater antenna with a Diamond X500HNA rather than a DB-224 because the > Diamond "has 8.3 dB gain". >
Yup, Paul, you've caught on. Diamond must be good; very good. They've bent the laws of physics again. Diamond's 18 ft. long antenna has more <gain> than a DB Products, Sinclair, etc., which are actually slightly longer. 8.3db gain over what? I'm here to tell you, in my humble opinion, that the Diamond's actual gain over a dipole is closer to 6dbd. Laryn K8TVZ
