[TowerTalk] G5RV vs 40M dipole

[Jim Thomson]

Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2015 16:56:08 -0400
From: Bry Carling <bcarling at cfl.rr.com>
To: "john at kk9a.com" <john at kk9a.com>
Cc: "towertalk at contesting.com" <towertalk at contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] G5RV vs 40M dipole

Can you hear a difference of 1.2 dB on the other end? That's about one fifth of an S unit.

Best regards - Brian Carling
AF4K Crystals Co.
117 Sterling Pine St.
Sanford, FL 32773

##  U ..forgot the 1.2 db of coax loss, from the 100 ft of 213 U on
10m band.   So now you have a total loss of  2.4 db. 

##  Your total ..systems loss is 2.4 db..... which is a helluva lot..on any band. 
That’s unacceptable loss imo. 

##  BTW, an S unit is not 6 db.  Its about 1-2 db max on icoms, and most other
rice boxes.   Switch in 6db of attenuation and you will see for your self. Turn on all
the pre-amps on any icom.... and they are 7 uv  for an S-9 signal...which is laughable. 




Jim   VE7RF