Heck, make a 2 element quad and you'll be way ahead of the game. Even
make your own ground plane, yagi. Cheap and much better gain. At
least 11dB or bettter than the A99

Cliff wrote:

Heck, make a 2 element quad and you'll be way ahead of the game. Even
make your own ground plane, yagi. Cheap and much better gain. At
least 11dB or bettter than the A99

That's dbi, right? Can we get a real life gain figure?
You can't build an isotropic antenna.

When compared to a stated db in a ground plane you should get at least
10db better with a 2 element quard. Go to:
http://www.signalengineering.com/ultimate/

and it will tell you all about it. Have made a 2 element quad on
3/8wave and have talked to Nova Scotia, Hawaii, Australia, New Zealand
on a SBE Console II 23 ch am/usb/lsb radio with a std ceramic mic. My
design came from a ham operator in No.Ctrl Tx that runs over 2Kw on it
and goes wherever he wants, and almost makes his own skip.

But this is the way to go.

my cb friend made me an 2 element quad few years ago only 20 ft high
talking all over the place plus across the pond with an barefoot radio
73s

3/8 wave ant tell me more about it please that sounds better a mini quad
..

Thanks to all.

Will get to you on the measurements. Going to find out whether a 3/8 3
element quad will out perform a 1/2 2 element.

Have you figured out how you are going to make your spreader bars, what
are you going to use for the boom, are you going to go horizontal or
vertical with it, or a combination of same, how high is your tower,
mast pole, are you mechanically challenged or are you one who can
challenge mechanics, what rotor will you use on it?

That be about all the questions for you at this time.

On 9 May 2005 17:47:14 -0700, "Cliff" wrote:

When compared to a stated db in a ground plane you should get at least
10db better with a 2 element quard. Go to:
http://www.signalengineering.com/ultimate/
*****

I perused this page and for most of the info is adequate explaination.
I think he really lacks good explanation is some areas.

james

Just wondering where there is the 'lacking of good explanation' areas?
Shoot, I thought it was a fairly well done site! Much better than most
of us can truly understand. I wished that when I built the first
antenna I had had acess to that site. Would have kept a lot of 'trial
and error' work from going on.


james wrote:
On 9 May 2005 17:47:14 -0700, "Cliff" wrote:

When compared to a stated db in a ground plane you should get at
least
10db better with a 2 element quard. Go to:
http://www.signalengineering.com/ultimate/
*****

I perused this page and for most of the info is adequate
explaination.
I think he really lacks good explanation is some areas.

james