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TopBand: Re: Elevated GP vs. Vertical Antennas

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Subject: TopBand: Re: Elevated GP vs. Vertical Antennas
From: km1h@juno.com (km1h @ juno.com)
Date: Mon, 23 Mar 1998 12:40:21 EST
On Mon, 23 Mar 1998 10:09:07 -0700 Eric Gustafson Courtesy Account
existing 

>>Only a few dB difference?  Do I understand this to mean that if Carl 
>goes
>>from 6 to 12 radials that he'll gain 3 or 4 dB?  Wow!!  (Or have I
>>misread it?)
>>
>>73, de Earl, K6SE
>>
>
>
>No.  I don't think he'll gain that much from going from 6 to 12
>radials.  I think he _might_ gain that much going from 4 to 60 or
>so.
>
>73,  Eric  N7CL

OK...confusion factor again!
Would I not expect to see the maximum benefit in the first and second
stage...6 to 12 and 12 to 24? After that the gain increase to 60 radials
may only be a fraction of a dB...or did I miss the boat again?

73  Carl  KM1H


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