Hello Ivy.
04 Oct 97 22:42, Ivy Iverson wrote to Roy Witt:
 II>>> (about 6-8 Ft long?), I wonder what ERP you would get with
 II>>> about 40 Watts at the antenna, (50W xmtr)? ...
 II>
 RW>>>> Build it correctly.  Mount it behind the reflector...This is
 RW>>>> about a 7.5dbd  antenna with a much better F/B ratio than
 RW>>>> you'll find in a normal Yagi.
 II>
 II> That could prove interesting, especially when I'm trying to work
 II> someone on the fringe and there's a lot of QRM coming from the
 II> opposite direction. Though I'm a bit surprised that it isn't a
 II> lot more gain than I get from my 6 dBd co-linear J-pole.
I think you'll find that your J-pole isn't 6dBd gain, perhaps 6dBi. And it 
will never have the F/B ratio of a yagi.
 II>   I get a lot of miles per watt with it.
 II>  (Side view) Pole/Tower leg mount....1/4 wave min ×       |
 II> |       |       |       |      | ×/ ×  Why not a brace instead
 II> of a counterweight, (except
No, don't put anything there, unless it's non-conductive..
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