[TowerTalk] Re: Cushcraft X7

[Martin Ellis]

Hello Mike,
Enhancement from ground reflection is included
in the claimed gain figures.... 

The X9 and X7 specs are given on this page:

 http://www.cushcraft.com/%20Ham/X9/X9.html

You will find that the gain is specified for both t/o
angle and height above ground:
		  	 X9	        X7
eg: Max Gain (dB) 
  @ One Wavelength 15M  13.9 @ 12deg   13.0 @ 12 deg
          
So the antenna gain was calculated at 15m above ground,
which is probably an excellent height for a tri-bander.

BTW has anyone seen adverts or specs for the Bencher/Butternut
new antenna announced in May?

> Butternut has announced a new HF antenna designed by WA3FET,
> W9KNI and K3LR. It has 10 elements on a 23 foot boom.

Regards,
Martin ZL1ANJ

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