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don't underestimate the humble dipole

Posted: Tue Jan 28, 2025 7:05 am
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/

Re: don't underestimate the humble dipole

Posted: Fri Jan 31, 2025 11:27 pm
by N5FY
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!