On Jul 2, 5:38*pm, tom wrote:
On 7/1/2011 10:09 PM, Sal M. Onella wrote:

For all practical purposes, your change is close to an omni. *One
issue: *It has a fairly high take-off angle at 48 degrees. *Some
people do not worry about take-off angle, the elevation angle of
maximum radiation. *This is because the differences are only a few
dB. *It takes 6 dB to make a one s-unit change, so you're not totally
ruining your chances for a QSO if you're down a few.

"Sal"
stretching my limits

Sal

I can't resist.

Ever been in a pileup?

tom
K0TAR

Why, yes. I usually get crushed. I have occasionally been lucky.

Do tell why you ask. Dare I guess it has something to do with an
ignorant comment or two I've (probably) made about antennas and/or
takeoff angle? ;-)

I did mean "down a few dB," by the way, not "down a few s-units."

http://www.eham.net/articles/23758 is interesting.

"Sal"