Finally we get some actual data!!!
Kudos to the VE2 for helping debunk the Razor's gain claims:
1.) Virtually all S meters are around one dB or less at the low end
of the scale. My FT1000D is 1/2 dB per S unit from S-1 to S-2, and
my three IC-751A's average just over 1 dB per S unit below S-4.
2.) The Razor antenna, in a witnessed test, was only S 2-3 on
signals that were unreadable on a tribander with three active
elements in a witnessed A-B test.
3.) Using 1dB per S unit, the Razor was perhaps 3 dB better than a
TH-6 at the same location and similar height, which would be a day-
and-night difference on marginal signals compared to a decent
tribander.
>From this we can conclude:
1.) The "10 dB over a KLM Bigstick" claim is not correct.
2.) The "about 20 dB over a Telrex 5 element" claim is not correct.
3.) Monobanders work noticeably better than tribanders.
The only alternative to that conclusion is the TH-6 has about 7 dB
gain over a KLM Bigstick, and about 17dB gain over a Telrex 5
element monobander. I think we can dismiss this as being
unrealistic.
At least now we finally got some useful information that lets us
estimate gain.
73, Tom W8JI
w8ji@contesting.com
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