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Re: so if I'm reading you right

Posted by DAMeyn (A) on November 27, 2006 at 15:38:32

In Reply to: so if I'm reading you right posted by bartc on November 27, 2006 at 09:51:25:

I haven't
actually tried one of those expensive whips, but from the descriptions I've
seen about their performance, it is very likely the vertical folded dipole
will perform as well. Their claim of 3dB higher gain than a dipole (horizontal) seems based on the fact that at heights under about 15 ft., vertical mounting of an antenna increases it's gain by as much as 3dB. Of course the vertical dipole isn't a substitute for a roof-mounted
yagi where extreme distance is needed, or significant directionality. It's
just a cheap way to get good reception in suburban areas, certainly better
than a rabbit ear or folded dipole sitting atop the receiver cabinet. For
example, I also use an Antennacraft FM-6 small log-yagi, the old FM band
Radio Shack antenna. It's in the attic on a rotator, and it
doesn't usually produce higher signal readings than the vertical folded
dipole, but the resultant sound is cleaner, much less background hiss and
"sshh", etc. I attribute that to its much better directionality vs the vertical dipole (omnidirectional), which
rejects a lot of same channel and adjacent channel signals at different
azimuths from the desired signal.

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