SteveShannon Posted June 12 Report Posted June 12 8 minutes ago, jwilkers said: There are no more watts emitting from the antenna. A 25 watt signal is still.25 watts, regardless of antenna design. Gain just indicates how that power is used. Sent from my SM-S911U1 using Tapatalk That is true, but doesn’t matter. The “effective” radiated power (ERP) is the product of the power input to the antenna, times the gain relative to a half-wave dipole. jwilkers 1 Quote
jwilkers Posted June 12 Report Posted June 12 That is true, but doesn’t matter. The “effective” radiated power (ERP) is the product of the power input to the antenna, times the gain relative to a half-wave dipole.Many folks, however, actually believe the actual watts increase. I was trying to clarify thar. I consider your answer above to be valid.Sent from my SM-S911U1 using Tapatalk Quote
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