This brings up an ongoing complex issue.  That being antenna gain.  I build L & S band antennas and I know it is better off the front than the back.  Depending on which formula you use, what standard you use, or who you want to believe.  For the number aficionado this can be a delirious situation.  If I remember right QST does not publish antenna gain of their advertisers.   I hasten back to Mr. Lowe's remark, "it works".  When calculating link budgets this is indeed a numbers game.

73 Bob W7LRD

----- Original Message ----- From: "Call Sign" ki6rrq@cox.net To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Monday, April 20, 2009 11:27:46 AM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific Subject: [amsat-bb]  Arrow Antenna Gain

I have called Mr. Lowe in the past and asked him if he knew what gain his Arrow dual band satellite antenna, was getting on both bands, his response was; it works, that's all I know!  (so I didn't push the issue)

Now I am curious again, has anyone here tested and or calculated what the gain is, on the Arrow dual band (2 meters & .70 cent.) hand held satellite antenna, either or both bands?

Rich KI6RRQ@cox.net

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