*** Quoting  Ivy Iverson dated 11-24-96 ***
> II> Actually, I don't think you would get a full 6 db gain with a
> II> 4-bay antenna, due to coupling losses, but it would still be
> II> a signifigant improvement over a ground plane on weak signals.
> II>
Well I tend to disagree!! And SO DOES EVERY MAJOR ANT MAKER IN THE US..
A dipole is 0db right?
In front of a mast is 3db with gain in the direction of the dipole FROM the 
mast...add a second dipole on the back side and its 3db moni ...
Add a second set of dipoles and you get 3db more..
6db gain overall...
My DB224 which is FOUR dipoles does 6 db gain moni quite well folks...
Im off my soapbox.....for now 
Chris
WB5ITT
PG-9-5322
Network Engineer/ABC Radio
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