On 11/6/2014 11:33 AM, gareth wrote:
"John S" wrote in message
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So, it appears that doubling the length of a short antenna captures about
3.6 times the signal.

And, therefore, by the reciprocity characteristic, the short antenna is
an inefficient radiator?

I will answer your question if you can tell me the efficiency of an
isotropic radiator.