RE: [Repeater-Builder] Antenna dBd Vs dBd

2007-02-20 Thread Gary Schafer
Good article Jim. Beware of some things that you read on the web though. For example an article on antennas in wikipida says that by using a folded dipole rather than a regular dipole increases the radiation resistance by a factor of 4. While the folded dipole does provide for a higher feed point

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Antenna dBd Vs dBd

2007-02-20 Thread Nate Duehr
On 2/20/07, Jim Cicirello [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It is important to note that antenna gain is different than amplifier gain. Antennas do not have a power source that allows the antenna to create additional energy to boost the signal. An antenna is similar to a reflective lens in principle -