[Elecraft] AX1 Loaded Whip Antenna - Elevation and

[w7aqk at cox.net]

Dave And All,

 

Hmmm!  I don't quite understand that statement.  Why would you worry about
every dB at your home station but not necessarily be concerned on a portable
setup???  I guess maybe you are saying that, when operating portable, just
get the best antenna possible as opposed to a lesser one.  Well, that's
ideally true, but "you do with what you got"!  Whatever antenna you might
have for portable use, you want to squeeze every dB you can out of it!  I
tend to think it could be even more important when operating portable since
you already apt to be weaker, and that last dB may be the one that gets you
heard!  Home station operators might  actually ignore such issues since they
may already be more than loud enough to be heard.  QRP/portable operators
tend to not have that luxury.  

 

Dave W7AQK

 

 

 

 

 

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From: David Gilbert <xdavid at cis-broadband.com
<mailto:xdavid at cis-broadband.com> >

 

 

Doesn't much matter.? You're still talking a 3 dB difference at most (50 

feet vs 30 feet), and while I will be the first to argue the benefit of 

every single dB for normal station operation (see 

http://www.ab7e.com/weak_signal/mdd.html), I don't understand the angxt 

over that 3 dB for portable operation.? If that's actually a concern, 

bring a better antenna.

 

73,

Dave?? AB7E