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[TowerTalk] screwdriver ant vs 75m dipole at 40"

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Subject: [TowerTalk] screwdriver ant vs 75m dipole at 40"
From: "Al Williams" <alwilliams@olywa.net>
Date: Fri, 2 Jul 2010 14:25:09 -0700
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Last evening a couple guys ran a test of signal strength of the two antennas 
with several stations separated from 10 to 200 miles apart.  The dipole was 
about 2 s units stronger at all locations. 

I suggested that the screwdriver be laid over horizontally to then compare to 
the dipole.  Alas, I forgot that a low horizontal antenna suiffers efficiency 
so that laying the screwdriver over at its typical mounting height may not be a 
valid comparison?

They plan to run the test again tonight but with the screwdriver horizontal  
but at what height I don't know.

comments?

k7puc 
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