[amsat-bb] Re: Re Cushcraft A430-11S

[David Palmer KB5WIA]

Hi Mike,

13.2 dBd sounds a little optimistic for a 4.7-foot UHF yagi.  My older
9-foot Diamond A430-S15 yagi was rated at 12.7 dBd, and the 9-foot
highly optimized M2 432-12EME antenna is rated at 14.3 dBd.

I'd ballpark a 5-foot yagi at around 10 dBd or so myself ... maybe
they misprinted "dBi" ad "dBd"....

Dave KB5WIA

On Fri, Mar 2, 2012 at 12:46 AM, MIKE HOOLES <mikehooles at btinternet.com> wrote:
> Hi guys,
>  I'm looking at putting an unused Cushcraft A430-11s antenna into service.
> The clained gain is 13.2dBd and a front to back ratio of 20dB.
> This seems good for a 4.7 ft long 11 element antenna.
> Has anybody any knowledge of how good it really is?
> Regards
> Mike G3LGR