[TowerTalk] Wire Diameter and Signal Gain

[Michael Germino]

So... just curious, what is it going from #14 to 2 inch irrigation tubing?

Mike
AD6AA


--- On Thu, 1/22/09, Steve Hunt <steve at karinya.net> wrote:

> Not even that!
> 
> EZNEC says 0.04dB going from #14 to #6 on a 20m dipole.
> 
> 73,
> Steve G3TXQ
> 
> WA3GIN wrote:
> >     
> > 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
> > _______________________________________________