A 60 inch antenna at 800 megs is about 4.07 wavelengths. Plugging that
into the boomlength to practical gain formula gives 14.2 dBd. A super
tweaked one might give .2 or .3 more, but the bandwidth would be worse.

tom
K0TAR

coyotefred wrote:
So what would the gain be with that 60" antenna? I see 20-24" or so
yagis being sold all over with gains of 12-14dB or so. But from what
you're saying maybe these figures aren't accurate either? I guess I'm
just wondering whether it is worth it to spend an extra $60 for the
60" yagi rather than the more "standard" 20-24" size... ?

(Scott Townley) wrote in message ...

Anyone selling a 60" yagi with 36dB at 800MHz is a liar :-) It can't
be done (5' tall panel antennas on top of the base stations are only
12dBi).