At 09:11 11/15/2008, Mike Morris WA6ILQ wrote: >This might be of interest.... ><http://www.repeater-builder.com/antenna/3db.html> Mike WA6ILQ
Thanks, Mike. Your page said: 3 dB will make a very noticeable difference if the signal is well into the noise, I believe I said that.... barely any or none at all if it's strong. I believe I said that too... The result is that a 3 db improvement will in most cases approximately double your range. Wrong, the signal strength falls of with the square of the distance unless you have an antenna with a very limited takeoff angle, unusual for HTs. In closing I would agree 3 dB is not noticeable or barely noticeable if the signal is already well out of the noise Again, I believe I said that.... -- Dave Gomberg, San Francisco NE5EE gomberg1 at wcf dot com All addresses, phones, etc. at http://www.wcf.com/ham/info.html -----------------------------------------------------------------
