[50mhz] Antenna Modeling

[Lance Collister, W7GJ]

Hi Dan,

Most claimed gain figures for 6m antennas are greatly inflated.  You may find this 
comparison table of interest:

http://www.bigskyspaces.com/w7gj/6mTable.htm

GL and VY 73, Lance

On 6/26/2011 11:49 AM, Dan Schaaf wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I have a Diamond A504HB 4 element yagi for 6 meters.
> The manual says that it is 10.8 dbi gain.
> I am not sure what to believe because that seems pretty high for a 4 element yagi with 10.66 ft length boom.
>
> Has anyone ever modeled this antenna? Or is there anyone here who is willing to  model it? I have all of the construction details.
>
> I am in SW Florida and have worked as far as several JA stations with it but they were just above the noise. Last night JA6GCE was coming in and he was the strongest that I had ever heard a JA but still not moving the S meter.
>
> Now, I have to say that this yagi is on top of a 28 ft tower and so I know that I am height limited. But I am just curious of it's real gain compared to other antennas on the market.
>
> Dan Schaaf
>
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