[TenTec] Horizontal loop for 80m

[Sinisa Hristov]

Tommy wrote:
 
> Without looking it up again, I believe a dipole is supposed to be something
> like 2.71 dB gain over an isotropic, therefore its 14.7 dBi minus 2.71 dB
> for the gain over a dipole. However my dipole reference number may be off?


A half wave dipole has +2.15 dBi in free space.
Is the quoted +14.7 dBi also a free space value?


73,

Sinisa  YT1NT, VE3EA