[SixClub] 6 mLOOPS

[larry fields,n6hpx/du1 manila]

I was going by the manufactures info on the
instruction sheet which claimed 3.2 db on 6 this
dipole is built in Japan and is a dual bander type.
Its called a W215S and is built by daimond company in
japan. The other band is 15 meters. Which is claimed
to have zero db.

Larry Fields, n6hpx/du1
now in san diego


--- Christopher Boone <cboone at earthlink.net> wrote:
> A dipole has 2.15 dbi (dbi= db over an Isotropic
> which is an IMAGINARY antenna with equal signal in
> all directions)....I am not sure how you came about
> with 3.2db gain but that is incorrect. A dipole is
> usually considered the real life standard and thus
> is 0dbd (gain over a dipole). Also a loop is
> basically omni directional....can allow you to hear
> signals when off the ends of the dipole (which are 
> -20db nulls!)
> 
> Chris
> WB5ITT
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: "larry fields,n6hpx/du1 manila"
> <n6hpx_du3 at yahoo.com>
> Sent: Jul 3, 2004 4:20 PM
> To: World Wide Six Meter Club
> <sixclub at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: Re: [SixClub] 6 mLOOPS
> 
>   Thanks George and will check em out I use mostly a
> dipole on 6m and it has a 3.2 db gain but have been
> looking for other antennas. Just never have much
> time
> to get near a store to purchase one. But do plan to
> buy. 
>    6 m was low this time in the philippines with
> only
> 3 or 4 short openings usually lasting 10 minutes,
> and
> only to japan and taiwan.
>    my plan is to mount the dipole up around 20 feet
> or
> more for better coverage. Its only 5 feet above the
> roof at the moment and the roof is galvanize steel.
> so
> I think most of my signals are going up in the air
> instead of direct. will change this in february as
> right now there have been alot of winds from the
> typhoons in our area. Also want to work 2m ssb.
>     Larry Fields, n6hpx/du1
>     qrt in san diego at present
> 
> 
> 
> 
>
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