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From: Kurt Andress <NI6W@yagistress.minden.nv.us>
To: K7LXC@aol.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Formula?
To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
Date: Thursday, May 28, 1998 12:14 PM
Chris,
When using the .004V^2 formula, mentioned previously in this thread, you
also need to apply a shape factor to the antenna area calculation. For
round tubing, you multiply the flat projected area of the antenna by .666
to get the effective area.
73, Kurt
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