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January 31st 06, 01:40 PM posted to rec.radio.amateur.antenna

wrote:
Nuff said. I'll keep that in mind next time you
say a vertical is 24 dB better than a dipole. :-) ...

Well, of course, I've never said any such thing. ...

Please note the smiley face.

In the long hauls to VK, JA, etc, often 3-4 S units worth.

Well, of course, you just said it again. :-) The standardized
S-unit is 6 dB. Therefore, "4 S units" over a dipole is 24 dBd
gain for your omnidirectional vertical monopole. (That's ~17 dB
more gain than a three element Yagi has over a dipole.)
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73, Cecil http://www.qsl.net/w5dxp