[Milsurplus] Car whip or any antenna gain and PT Barnum was right

[Glenn Little WB4UIV]

You can reference your new high gain wire antenna to a dummy load buried 
20 feet.
That would produce some high gain figures.

Glenn
WB4UIV

On 8/24/2025 3:37 PM, hwhall--- via Milsurplus wrote:
> Well, "gain" in dB is *always* a relative figure. It's not absolute, but always a comparison of one thing to something else. So, even for two terribly lossy antennas, one can be said to have "gain" in dB over the other. Choose your comparison antenna carefully & your new antenna product will have amazing numbers.
> 
> Wayne
> WB4OGM
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