>> 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.
Au contraire. N0AX and I have published 2 actual on-the-air antenna
comparison tests with a couple of dozen antennas and haven't heard from
anyone except readers who have appreciated the work involved and the unbiased
results.
The Tribander Comparison and Vertical Comparison reports are both
available from championradio.com.
Cheers,
Steve K7LXC
TOWER TECH
and
Champion Radio Products
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