wrote:

Cecil Moore wrote:
A 5/8 WL vertical *with an excellent ground plane* has about
3 dB gain over a vertical 1/2WL dipole.

A little optimistic maybe....Normally, a dual 5/8 collinear
would give about 3 dbd. A single 5/8? As far as textbook
numbers,it's usually rated apprx 3.3 dbi vs the 2.1 dbi
for the 1/2 wave.

You're right. I was thinking about the gain of a 2x5/8WL
dipole over a 1/2WL dipole.
--
73, Cecil http://www.qsl.net/w5dxp


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