Pardon me if this might sound like a silly question, but I searched and didn't find what I was looking for.
I am wanting to know, in laymens terms, what it means when you see an amateur radio antenna advertised as having "5.5 db" gain while another is advertised as having a "7.5 db" gain.
I am presuming it means the antenna with the 7.5 gain can RX better than the antenna with the 5.5 gain....am I right? And if so, does it also mean the antenna with the 7.5 gain can TX farther than the antenna with the 5.5 gain?
And for my next question...one antenna I have had my eye on is a Comet GP-9 which is a 2 m/70 cm base antenna. On the website that is selling them, it states:
What does it mean to have a 5/8 wave x 3? And how relevant is this information?
Thanks in advance.
I am wanting to know, in laymens terms, what it means when you see an amateur radio antenna advertised as having "5.5 db" gain while another is advertised as having a "7.5 db" gain.
I am presuming it means the antenna with the 7.5 gain can RX better than the antenna with the 5.5 gain....am I right? And if so, does it also mean the antenna with the 7.5 gain can TX farther than the antenna with the 5.5 gain?
And for my next question...one antenna I have had my eye on is a Comet GP-9 which is a 2 m/70 cm base antenna. On the website that is selling them, it states:
Gain & Wave:
146MHz 8.5dBi 5/8 wave x 3
446MHz 11.9dBi
5/8 wave x 8
What does it mean to have a 5/8 wave x 3? And how relevant is this information?
Thanks in advance.