Re: [TenTec] Capture area (was 80 meter loops)

["Michael Tope" <W4EF@dellroy.com>]

> This was shown to be entirely wrong:  effective area
> and gain are proportional to each other.
> In directions of low gain the effective area is small
> regardless of the length of the wire, or countries worked :-)
>
>
> 73,
>
> Sinisa  YT1NT, VA3TTN

Yes, there is antenna gain measured in dBi (dB isotropic) and
then there is dBmb (dB in mind of beholder). As you suggest,
the latter usually involves large DXCC totals and wet pasta :)

73 de Mike, W4EF.....................