Hello,
What one should remember is boom length equals gain.
Not the number of elements.
With that said does one notice a sligth advantage in "more" boom length" ...no.
If one doubles the boom length you roughly add just below 3 dB (2,7 approx)
If one increases the number of elements on the same boom, one can expect a bit higher impedance and a wider FB/FS/SWR band width.
The maximum gain you could expect from a 9 foot boom is in the region of 8 dBI
The maxium gain from a 11,5 foot boom is in the region of: 8,4dBI
(maco does however 7,5dBI :
Maco M103C)
Now, we didnt calculated the 3el gizmotchy's yet.
But what i do know, is: some gizmotchy models have already been "verified" and were found to be ....lets say...less accurate.
In favour of the maco, though the 7,5dBI migth look "not mutch"...the overall pattern is certainly good enough to compete with most on todays market.
Of course there are "better"...but isnt that just almost always the case hihi.
I hope it was of help,
Kind regards,
Henry HPSD 19sd348
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