[Elecraft] Slightly OT-5 Mcs. Antenna requirements...

[Thomas Beaudry]

>> the new FCC regulation requires that all 60M contacts must
>> be logged with the antenna model if commercial, gain relative
>> to a dipole if not.
>
> Actually according to the ARRL's FAQs I don't believe there is a 
> requirement to log contacts on 60M. The requirement is that your 
> "station records" must show the gain relative to a dipole, either via 
> the manufacturer's specs or your own calculations.
>
> Also interesting is that if your antenna is say -3dB relative to a 
> dipole you can legally transmit 100 watts into it.

You're right.  That's what I get for relying on my memory even if I had 
read it only a 1/2 hour before.

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Thomas M. Beaudry
k8la / ys1ztm
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