don't underestimate the humble dipole

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Andrew (grayhat)
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don't underestimate the humble dipole

Post by Andrew (grayhat) »

see here

https://www.voacap.com/2023/antennas/sq ... of-dipole/

to learn how to squeeze 8 dBi from a dipole, just by raising it tto the proper height

and if 8dBi doesn't ring a bell for you, try using this

https://m0ukd.com/calculators/erp-eirp-calculator/
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Re: don't underestimate the humble dipole

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Voacap is fantastic. I shared the tool with my club a couple months back, was well received. Nice write up on Dipole as well. Thanks for sharing!
Joshua
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