On 8/30/2013 8:10 AM, Jim Lux wrote:
Nope.. the best you can do is go buy the report from someone who
actually tested them.
I've been trying to convince the radio club at JPL that we should, as a
public service, do an HF antenna gain measurement festival on the Mesa
antenna range. We've got calibrated gear, multiple transmitter sites at
1200 feet, 3000 feet, and more, with big valleys in between.
Your reward for doing this would be to get endless flack from the
manufacturers of the losing antennas. You could even get sued.
Remember Bose Audio suing consumer reports? You would also get
flack from the acolytes (eg Bose-o-philes) of the manufacturers.
You should do this testing under the auspices of the ARRL test lab
to protect yourself.
Rick N6RK
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