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Antennas ????
Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 2:09 am
by Daniel Tremblay
I was just curious what your guys thoughts were about a Folding 3-Element Yagi Directional Antenna compared to the 5-Element Yagi Directional Antenna. I know the 5-Element has a 8 Db gain and the 3-Element has a 5.6 dB gain. What does that stuff mean and is there a noticeable difference in tracking distance??
Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 2:19 pm
by R Severe
Red & white
Maybe Copper will chime in for you, he helped me a bunch via some PMs a while back. He knows his stuff.
If I remember right, the 5 element will get a better directional signal and maybe a hair more range. You may not notice the range in our mountains but should notice better directional signal.
Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 2:49 pm
by Melanie Hampton
Red&White
Here is a thread that might help you out
viewtopic.php?t=3635
Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 4:21 pm
by DesertDweller
You don't want a 5 element yagi, there big clumbsy, hard to pack around and deal with, heck a regular 3 is pretty annoying to me anymore....
Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 8:38 pm
by Daniel Tremblay
Thanks ladycathunter, that answered all my questions. I am going to go with a the 3.