From:
Fred Hopengarten K1VR 781/259-0088
Six Willarch Road
Lincoln, MA 01773-5105
permanent e-mail address: fhopengarten@mba1972.hbs.edu
On Thu, 30 Jul 1998 11:03:44 -0400 Gareth Crispell N1MSV
<gareth@capecod.net> writes:
>I was discussing this exact subject with Art just before he left
>Cushcraft and he agreed that some manufactures grossly overestimate
>gain figures. They are basing gain figures on some theoretical
>isotropic point that has zilch in common with real world
>transmission. Gain over dipole at the same height and terrain is a
>relevant yardstick.
K1VR: For this exact reason, when I delivered the talk on the FVR
Spitfire 3 el low band vertical parastic array, W1FV and I specified
gain in dBOV (dB of gain over one vertical). See www.yccc.org for the
slides.
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