[TowerTalk] Antenna Testing

[Jim Lux]

On 10/17/12 7:51 AM, Big Don wrote:
> Sorry, that was 30 or so Alzheimerized years ago.  The question *today* is
> how do you get some good comparison antenna data without buying into an
> antenna range, and procuring-setting up all the antennas to test.  The
> trailered reference antenna method could do a worthwhile job if, as you
> imply, comparable QTH and tower height were considered in selecting
> already-installed antennas to compare.



The reference antenna doesn't need to be a particularly high performance 
one: just one with very "knowable" performance.  You could use a 
"electrically short dipole", for instance, suspended from a balloon or 
kite, which might be easier than a portable tower trailer.