2018 Antenna Gain Results
Tested in Wichita, KS - July 27, 2018
VHF Range conducted by WB0TEM
Microwave Range conducted by WA5VJB
| 2 Meters | ||||||
| CALL | TYPE | MFG | DESCRIPTION | MEASURED dB | GAIN dBd | COMMENTS |
| Ref antenna | 12.2 | |||||
| WC0P | Yagi | Comm | 4 el Cushcraft | -4.4 | 7.8 | |
| N6HV | Yagi | HB | 4 el CheapYagi style | -4.4 | 7.8 | |
| N6HV | Yagi | Comm | 4 element | -4.5 | 7.7 | |
| N6HV | Yagi | HB | 9 element 15.5' | -5.0 | 7.2 | |
| WC0P | Yagi | Comm | 3el Cushcraft | -5.2 | 7.0 | |
| WA0VRS | Loop | HB | Coathanger loop | -18 | -5.8 | |
| 222 MHz | ||||||
| CALL | TYPE | MFG | DESCRIPTION | MEASURED dB | GAIN dBd | COMMENTS |
| Ref antenna | 13.2 | |||||
| KG5HOW | Yagi | HB | 11 el Cheap Yagi | -2.9 | 10.3 | |
| WA0VRS | Loop | HB | Coathanger loop | -16 | -2.8 | |
| 432 MHz | ||||||
| CALL | TYPE | MFG | DESCRIPTION | MEASURED dB | GAIN dBd | COMMENTS |
| W0ZQ | Yagi | HB | 18 el K1FO Design | 8.0 | 15.6 | |
| Ref Antenna | 14.8 | |||||
| WD5AGO | Yagi | HB | 10 el 6' boom, loop feed | -1.4 | 13.4 | |
| WD5AGO | Yagi | HB | 10 el 6' boom, Mod K5GW | -4.4 | 10.4 | |
| WD5AGO | Yagi | HB | 7 el 32" long | -4.5 | 10.3 | |
| KG5SSI | Yagi | HB | 4 element | -6.8 | 8.0 | Bent dipole |
| WA0VRS | Loop | HB | Coathanger | -14 | 0.8 | |
| VE3WY | DDRR | HB | 2.5" Dia | -18 | -3.2 | Dual band 432-903 |
| 902 MHZ | ||||||
| CALL | TYPE | MFG | DESCRIPTION | MEASURED dB | GAIN dBi | COMMENTS |
| Ref Antenna | 9.2 | |||||
| WA5VJB | EW LP | Comm | Triangular stack | -4.9 | 4.3 | |
| WA0VRS | Loop | HB | Coathanger | -5.3 | 3.9 | |
| WA5VJB | Planar Disk | Comm | Ant #1 0.8 dB from Omni | |||
| 1296 MHz | ||||||
| CALL | TYPE | MFG | DESCRIPTION | MEASURED dB | GAIN dBi | COMMENTS |
| N4PZ | Yagi | HB | 26 el antenn # 2 | 4.7 | 16.9 | |
| KA0IQT | Loop Yagi | Comm | 14 el | 2.1 | 14.3 | |
| N4PZ | Yagi | HB | 26 el antenn #1 | 1.9 | 14.1 | |
| Ref Antenna | 12.2 | |||||
| K5WO | Yagi | HB | 10 el Cheap Yagi | -1.9 | 10.3 | |
| KC0Y | Yagi | HB | 10 el Cheap Yagi | -5.6 | 6.6 | Broken solder connection |
| K5WO | Horn | HB | 6" Dia x 6.875" lg | -5.6 | 6.6 | |
| WA5VJB | EW LP | Comm | Triangular stack | -7.2 | 5.0 | |
| WA0VRS | Loop | HB | Coathanger | -8.2 | 4.0 | |
| WA5VJB | Planar Disk | Comm | Ant #1 1.2 from Omni@ 1269 | |||
| 2304 MHz | ||||||
| Equipment failure precluded testing at this frequency | ||||||
| 3456 MHz | ||||||
| No antennas to test at this frequency | ||||||
| 5760 MHz | ||||||
| CALL | TYPE | MFG | DESCRIPTION | MEASURED dB | GAIN dBi | COMMENTS |
| Ref Antenna | 20.1 | |||||
| WA5VJB | Patch Array | Comm | -3.9 | 16.2 | ||
| WA0VRS | Loop | HB | Coathanger | -8.1 | 12.0 | Angle critical |
| WA5VJB | Helical | Comm | Hand-held circular polarization | -9.5 | 10.6 dBc | Horizontal |
| WA5VJB | Hand-held circular polarization | -9.9 | 10.2 dBc | Vertical 0.4dB Axial ratio | ||
| WD5AGO | Horn | HB | Circular Polar - Septum feed | -14.1 | 6.0 dBc | 0.8 dB Axial Ratio |
| N6HV | CrossPatch | Comm | -14.4 | 5.7 | ||
| WD5AGO | LP | HB | 4-6GHz LP | -14.6 | 5.5 | Rodgers 4003 PCB |
| WA5VJB | EW LP | Comm | Triangular stack | |||
| WA5VJB | Planar Disk | Comm | Ant #1 4.4 dB from Omni | |||
| 10 GHz | ||||||
| CALL | TYPE | MFG | DESCRIPTION | MEASURED dB | GAIN dBi | COMMENTS |
| KK6MC | Dish | Comm | 60cm w/Chapparal feed | 8.3 | 30.8 | |
| KL7UW | Dish | DSS | 18" w/W1GHZ dual band feed | 5.4 | 27.9 | |
| Ref Antenna | 22.5 | |||||
| WA5VJB | Colinear Array | Comm | Colinear Array | -2.7 | 19.6 | |
| WA5VJB | EW LP | Comm | Triangular stack | -16.5 | 10.3 | |
| WA0VRS | Loop | HB | Coathanger | -18.5 | 4.0 | |
| WA5VJB | Planar Disk | Comm | Ant #1 8 dB from Omni | |||
| WA5VJB | Planar Disk | Comm | Ant #2 7 dB from Omni | |||