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RF Burns

Post subject: Antenna Gain

Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2005 12:44 pm

Dear All,
As part of a radar project it is necessay for me to do null steering using FM dipole antennas (88 - 108 MHz). I intend to place a null in the dipole polar pattern in the direction of the transmitter. My question is: Is is better to use FM dipoles that have a gain in the order of 10 or 11 dBi (the likes of which sold by Lindsay Antennas out of Canada) or simply using omnidirectional FM dipoles?

Thanks
RF Burns

Posted 11/12/2012

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