Thread
:
Hustler G7-144 vs G6-144 vs dipole radiation pattern
View Single Post
#
5
September 20th 07, 01:40 PM posted to rec.radio.amateur.antenna
BB
external usenet poster
First recorded activity by RadioBanter: Sep 2007
Posts: 1
Hustler G7-144 vs G6-144 vs dipole radiation pattern
On Tue, 18 Sep 2007 19:02:11 -0700,
(Dave Platt)
wrote:
In article ,
Nate Bargmann wrote:
Thanks Dave.
That was an excellent post. It's interesting that I've read testimonials
on eHam and other web pages that claim 15 to 20 years of service with the
G7-144 with no complaints. Then there are some that have had some issues.
The luck of the draw, I suppose?
The G6-144 is a bit more attractive to me right now due to the lower
price and being about 2/3 of the length of the G7. Interestingly, the G6
literature (available at
http://www.dxengineering.com
) says, "FCC
accepted for Repeater application at 6db gain based on EIA Standard
RS-239: gain compared to 1/2 wave dipole." I've never heard of antennas
being "FCC accepted for Repeater application" before.
I imagine that there may be some such regulations for some of the
commercial or public-safety bands? Minimum or maximum gains allowed,
or cleanliness-of-pattern perhaps?
There are none I know of. However, commercial systems are licensed by
ERP, so I would suspect that the antenna gain figures must be accurate
in order to get the ERP calculations correct.
Regards,
Bruce
Reply With Quote
BB
View Public Profile
Find all posts by BB