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dxAce wrote:

m II wrote:

Telamon wrote:

The when the electrical "size" of the antenna is the same as a passing
EM wave the ability of the antenna as a "transducer" between a far field
and a local circuit is enhanced. Anyone that has used an antenna cut for
a band has experienced the best gain the antenna has to offer on that
band.

I don't know if gain is the right word. Is 'least loss' more appropriate?

Gain would be appropriate when comparing one antenna to another, or to an
isotropic source.

Most if not all practical antennas have directivity and therefor gain. I
was not being specific as to what the gain was because I was making a
general statement about antennas so I did not make the reference.

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Telamon
Ventura, California