2002 Antenna Gain Results

Tested in Milwaukee, WI - July 26, 2002

144 MHz	Call	Design	Gain (dBd)
	WA9KRT	10 ele K5GW 17 ft.	12.6
	N9MYK	Modified 5 ele Arrow Antenna	7.2
	NA0IA	6 Ft Cheap Yagi	7.1
	KD4NOQ	2M Endfeed	1.8
	WB9OGM	Full Wavelength Sq.	0.3

222 MHz	Call	Design	Gain (dBd)
	KB0PE	20 ele HB from CC 13B2 boom + CC parts	14.1
	NA0IA	6 ele Cheap Yagi	9.4
	WA1MKE	3 ele Yagi	8.3
	W0ZQ	3 ele HB	8.1
	WB9OGM	Full Wavelength Sq.	2.9

432 MHz	Call	Design	Gain (dBd)
	K0NY	Cushcraft 19 ele	14.9
	KB0OZN	15 ele HB K1FO	13.1
	W0LMD	6 ft dish w/Dual Band Patch feed	12.0
	KD4NOQ	7 ele Rolcon RCS7-420	11.4
	N9MYK	Mod'd 10 ele Arrow Antenna	10.9
	KO0Z	9 ele K2RIW at 439 MHz	10.3
	NA0IA	6 ele Cheap Yagi	6.6
	N8KWX	M2 HO-Loop	3.2
	N8KWX	Eggbeater No Ground Plane	1.2

902 MHz	Call	Design	Gain (dBi)
	WA1MKE	23 ele F9FT	18.0
	K0DAS	21 ele F9FT	17.1
	KB0OZN	18 ele KLM	12.9
	NA0IA	11 ele LoopYagi	12.7
	KB0OZN	10 ele Cheap Yagi with 22 ft of RG213 that could not be removed	11.1
	K9VNM	Com'l Log Periodic	8.0
	K0DAS	Double diamond	6.3
	N0CIH	Double diamond	5.1
	K9VNM	Quad Array of 7 turn Helix Antennas	5.0

1296 MHz	Call	Design	Gain (dBi)
	K0DAS	55 ele F9FT	23.6
	NA0IAS	19 ele Loop Yagi	17.3
	N6CL	15 ele Yagi	16.0
	K0DAS	Two 3# Coffee Can horn	11.1
	NA0IA	10 ele Cheap Yagi w/22 ft of RG-213 that could not be removed	10.2
	W0LMD	30 turn Helix - 6 dB Axial Ratio	10.0
	K0DAS	Double Diamond	8.5
	NA0IA	Double Diamond	8.3
	W0LMD	1/4 wave vertical	2.5
	W0LMD	4 1/2 turn helix - 8 dB Axial Ratio	1.5

2304 MHz	Call	Design	Gain (dBi)
	W9IIX	45 ele LPY #2	24.1
	W9IIX	45 ele LPY #1	23.6
	K0DAS	52 ele LPY DEMI	23.4
	K0GCJ	"31-inch" dish	18.5
	NA0IA	21 ele LPY Directive Systems	16.6
	K0GCJ	"24-inch" dish w/loop feed	15.7
	WA5VJB	Huber-Suhner 9 patch array	15.4
	WD9OWN	"12-inch" x "12-inch" pyramidal horn	13.2
	WD9OWN	1# coffee can	7.2
	K0DAS	52 ele LPY DEMI	5.4
	NE8I	Pringles can Optimized	<-10
	NE8I	Pringles can per CNN Hacker article	<-10

2400 MHz	Call	Design	Gain (dBi)
	W0LMD	7.5' dish w/G3RUH feed - 0.6 dB Axial Ratio	37.8 dBiC
	W0LMD	7.5' dish w/patch feed 2.1 dB Axial Ratio	33.1 dBiC
	WB9OWN	"12-inch" x "12-inch" pyramidal horn	13.6
	WA5VJB	Huber-Suhner 9 patch array	13.0
	N8KWX	16T helix - 2.8 dB Axial Ratio	13.2 dBiC
	WB9OWN	1# coffee can	8.2
	NA0IA	Double Diamond	4.8
	NE8I	The probe from the Pringles Can!!!	1.2
	NE8I	Pringles Can optimized	-8.2
	NE8I	Pringles Can per CNN Hacking article	< -16

3456 MHz	Call	Design	Gain (dBi)
	NA0IA	Directive Systems 44 ele Loop Yagi	20.3
	NE8I	45 element Loop yagi HB	17.3
	NE8I	Pringles Can optimized	7.8
	NE8I	Pringles Can per CNN Hacking article	5.8

5760 MHz	Call	Design	Gain (dBi)
	W0AUS	"18-inch" Sony DSS dish with W1GHZ Feed	24.7
	NE8I	Pringles Can optimized	4.5
	NE8I	Pringles Can per CNN Hacking article	1.5

10 GHz	Call	Design	Gain (dBi)
	K0GCJ	2' dish with penny feed	34.0
	KM0T	2' dish with buttonhook feed	33.0
	K0KFC	"18-inch" DSS dish with W1GHZ feed	33.8
	WB0LJC	"18-inch" DSS dish with 10/24 GHz feed	27.6
	K0GCJ	31" dish with penny feed	23.6
	KM0T	MAComm Gunnplexer Horn	17.1
	WK9E	"2 5/8"" by 2 1/4"" horn	16.6
	N0UK	W2IMU Feedhorn	12.2

24 GHz	Call	Design	Gain (dBi)
	AA9L	DMC 12" Dish	33.2
	W0AUS	10G/24G Dual feed 18" DSS dish	31.7
	W0AUS	18" DSS dish with W1GHz feed	31.2

47 GHz	Call	Design	Gain (dBi)
	WA5VJB	Scientific Atlanta Reference Horn	27.6
	WA5VJB	Microwave Associates 24 GHz Horn	26.2

Note: The 47 GHz range needs a little more work for next year and more antennas to test!

144-432 MHz by WB0TEM
902 MHz - 47 GHz by WA5VJB