I've got a repeater set up at my house. My antenna was damaged but I was able to fix it. I'm looking at replacing the antenna anyway. It's currently rated at 7.5db. I can get a comet that is rated at 9db for around 150 quid.
I'm going to replace it either way, I'm just wondering if the extra DB and a half will make a noticeable improvement. I want to get the highest performing antenna I can under, say $200. It seems like there's an astronomical increase in price above 9db. The cheapest 10dbi can find is $2,000 it goes from $150 to $2,000.
The antenna is mounted as high as I can get it and I've replaced the coax. I found a deal on 1/2 inch heliax.
