Gary Schafer wrote: >> Measured on their range-they used to be based in Cleveland, and my >> father was one of the designers. >> (anybody here remember the PRO-27JR 27Mhz antenna? Or the original 4BTV?) >> -- >> Jim Barbour >> WD8CHL >> > > With all due respect to your father Jim, I think that 4 db of gain is > wishful thinking. A 5/8 wave length antenna theoretically is a little over 3 > db and in real life 3 db is seldom realized. If I am not mistaken a .64 > wavelength would have at most a tenth of a db advantage over a 5/8 antenna. > > 73 > Gary K4FMX
Yeah-right-ok... -- Jim Barbour WD8CHL
