[CQ-Contest] QRP cheating

[Yan (XV4Y)]

Hi Peter,

Well, my point was not to criticize NP4A antennas, but to tell that you cannot draw conclusions with only one measurement.
Also, no "real antenna" is perfectly omni-directional and it can show an unexpected "notch" in the radiation diagram in one particular direction while having a "positive" gain in another direction.

73,
Yan.
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Le 19 mai 2015 à 09:43, cq-contest-request at contesting.com a écrit :

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> Date: Tue, 19 May 2015 03:23:21 +0200
> From: "Peter Voelpel" <dj7ww at t-online.de>
> To: <cq-contest at contesting.com>
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] QRP cheating
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> Pedro is consistently one of the strongest stations on the low bands here in
> Germany, he certainly would detect any problem with his 160m antenna and for
> sure a 25db loss.
> 
> 73
> Peter
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: CQ-Contest [mailto:cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of
> XV4Y (Yan)
> 
> Yes, we need more than just "radiated power" to have a QSO.
> Even though, perhaps KP4KE's bazooka does not show 25dB gain, but NP4A can
> have a 25dB loss!
> Unfortunately it's easier to make a lossy antenna than a good one,
> particularly on the low bands were ground losses can be high.