[TowerTalk] Wire Diameter and Signal Gain

[Steve Hunt]

Not even that!

EZNEC says 0.04dB going from #14 to #6 on a 20m dipole.

73,
Steve G3TXQ

WA3GIN wrote:
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> Hi Folks,
>
> I was reading in an old antenna book that changing the diameter of a wire dipole from # 14 guage to # 6 would add 
> 6db gain to the antenna.  Was that a typo?  Did they mean to say .6db?
>
> I use 2" irrigation tubing for the 40m rotating dipole, so I suppose if I follow the thought process in this old book my antenna is prolly worth about 60db, haha.
>
> 73,
> dave
> wa3gin
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