[50mhz] SIX METER DISTANCE

[CBoone]

Ok....the original message said only a 5.8wl whip (as quoted below).....but
yes, a stacked collinear will have ~3db more gain than a regular single
whip...so 7.2dbi or 5dbd does seem right!

Chris
WB5ITT 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Perry Ogletree [mailto:pogletree at comcast.net] 
> Sent: Sunday, July 24, 2005 2:16 AM
> To: CBoone
> Subject: Re: [50mhz] SIX METER DISTANCE
> 
> The CG-144 is a collinear 5/8 wave, i.e. two phased 5/8 waves 
> stacked on each other (its about 6 feet tall).  Quite a 
> mobile antenna...
> 7.2 dBi may be optimistic but its well above a typical 5/8 wave.
> 
> 73 de Perry - K4PWO
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "CBoone" <CBoone at earthlink.net>
> To: "'Mike (KA5CVH) Urich'" <ka5cvh at gmail.com>; "'050 Mhz'" 
> <50mhz at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Saturday, July 23, 2005 9:38 PM
> Subject: RE: [50mhz] SIX METER DISTANCE
> 
> 
> > 7.2dBi is ~5.1dbd (7.2 - 2.15)....kinda high for a 5/8wl 
> whip over a 
> > regular
> > ground plane!
> > 3db is more like it.....but actually less.
> >
> > Chris
> > WB5ITT
> >
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: 50mhz-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> >> [mailto:50mhz-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Mike
> >> (KA5CVH) Urich
> >> Sent: Saturday, July 23, 2005 6:50 PM
> >> To: 050 Mhz
> >>
> >> On 7/23/05, Don <wxfreqrs at cableone.net> wrote:
> >>
> >> > power is TWIN 125 NISSANS will do 38-40 KTS top end and
> >> will be using
> >> > a HUSTLER cg-144 5/8 whip
> >> > 7.2 DBi
> >> > powered by a IC-v-8000 75 watts out
> >>
> >> Mike wrote
> >>
> >> Sorry but hp and speed don't mean a thing to this discussion.
> >> :-) You didn't tell us a thing about the boat.  What's the
> >> maximum possible height to mount an antenna?  Next there
> >> ain't no way on God's green earth or water blue in this case
> >> you are going to get 7.2DBi out of a
> >> 5/8 wave whip on 144.  Half that would be more like it.  
> What are you
> >> using for a counterpoise and / or mounting system?   Also FM may or
> >> may not cut it, SSB or even AM would be more likely to pull it off.
> >> Remember on V/UHF frequencies its all about elevation and you
> >> are going to have to get whatever antenna up in the air
> >
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