On Fri, 17 Sep 2004 11:04:29 -0400 "Dick Green WC1M" <wc1m at msn.com> writes: > Most of you are familiar with the fact that the gain > of a > dipole over real ground is increased by about 3 dB over a dipole in > free > space. Make that 6 dB. Dave Hachadorian, K6LL Big Bear Lake, CA .