W1RFI wrote:

Very few antenna manufacturers have provided the required models of their
antennas.

73,
Ed Hare, W1RFI

This may be an ironic inversion of the condition we had years ago, where
antenna manufacturers claimed all kinds of gain numbers for their
products because they knew they were essentially unverifiable. Now, with
the new policy in place and a better means of verifying antenna gains
through modeling software, it is almost as if no one-- or, rather, very
few-- want to step forward and put their claimed antenna gains on the
line. Interesting.

It looks like ARRL has done its job well, at least to weed out the
ridiculous numbers from the rest.

Al W6LX

And, this isn't the ONLY PLACE for such shenanigans!! on TVRO DISH's (where
the gain calculations are Calculated, and pretty much accepted as GOSPEL,
some manufacturers added .3-.5 dB gain OVER that which is THEORITICALY
POSIABILE !!

Caviet Emptor (let the buyer beware) !!! Jim NN7K






W1RFI wrote:

Very few antenna manufacturers have provided the required models of
their
antennas.

73,
Ed Hare, W1RFI

This may be an ironic inversion of the condition we had years ago, where
antenna manufacturers claimed all kinds of gain numbers for their
products because they knew they were essentially unverifiable. Now, with
the new policy in place and a better means of verifying antenna gains
through modeling software, it is almost as if no one-- or, rather, very
few-- want to step forward and put their claimed antenna gains on the
line. Interesting.

It looks like ARRL has done its job well, at least to weed out the
ridiculous numbers from the rest.

Al W6LX