[MLB-WIRELESS] Antenna Gain Testing?

[Jason Clarke]

Red Devil: Doooo ittt! Speeeend the mooooneeeeey.

White Angel: Do it for the good of the community.


There ya go, two out two shoulder sitting conscious's eat^H^H^Hsay to do it.

----- Original Message -----
From: <bchild at wireless.org.au>
To: <melbwireless at wireless.org.au>
Sent: Friday, June 07, 2002 10:01 AM
Subject: RE: [MLB-WIRELESS] Antenna Gain Testing?


> Well atm, i'm in the middle of looking at buying a 2.4Ghz SWR meter,
though
> I have 2 really justify it 2 myself before i go and buy it, cos atm, i'm
> not building or testing much atm..
>
> Glen Brunning
> Hardware Tech
> Melbourne Wireless
>
> ---- Original Message ----
> From: Tony Langdon
> Date: Fri 6/7/02 9:58
> To: 'bchild at wireless.org.au', melbwireless at wireless.org.au
> Subject: RE: [MLB-WIRELESS] Antenna Gain Testing?
>
> > You mentioned on another thread about amateurs going places
> > to test their
> > "killer" antennas do any amateurs that you know of do or have
> > the equipment
> > for testing in this part of the spectrum??
>
> I'm not aware of any - such instances that I'm aware of have been at
> overseas hamfests (probably with the assistance of a company which has
> appropriate equipment).
>
> > Would give people a fair idea of exactly how good their
> > antennas would be
> > and what they could expect out of them, definitely would make
> > working out
> > EIRP limits alot easier if you knew the gain of your homebrew
> > antennas?
>
> True, though if you build to theoretical, then you should be safe.
> >
> > Anyone know of any people for that matter, that would like to
> > volunteer
> > their time and equipment into helping people work out their
> > gain and patterns?
>
> I wish I new someone with the gear - because then we could develop low
cost
> gain measurement techniques with some vague semblence of accuracy.
>
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