Jer wrote:
Wouldn't this 'gain' be useful in figuring out just where you could dump
your maximum signal somewhere in the world? It might not be where you
want, but at least you might have an idea of where you would stick a loud
signal using max gain at some elevation angle? Or is this a totally useless
idea? I don't pretend to know what I'm talking about here, but it seems
logical that by using this type of data it would help you figure out where
you were going to put in a stronger signal.

Shields up!

No, I don't think it's a useless idea, just one that hadn't occurred to
me. It will indeed tell you where your signal will be strong, assuming
that propagation is supported in that azimuth direction and at that
elevation angle.

Roy Lewallen, W7EL