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Antenna Gain Table

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These are the manufacturer's provided gain tables to show gain or loss for various popular circular polarized antenna models used by LPFM and FM translator stations. 

Nicom BKG-77 & BKG-88

Bays Full Wave 0.85-spaced 0.5-spaced
1 -3.28 -3.28 -3.28
2 -0.05 -0.45 -1.55
3 1.88 1.49 0.00
4 3.22 2.99 1.14
6 5.12 4.64 2.8
8 6.53 6.0 3.98

Nicom BKG1P

Bays Full Wave 0.85-spaced 0.5-spaced
1 0 0 0
2 2.99 2.53 1.49
3 4.91 4.49 3.05
4 6.28 6.00 4.18
6 7.99 7.5 5.8
8 8.6 8.38 7.08

Shively 6812b / c

Bays Full Wave 0.5-spaced
1 -3.39 -3.39
2 0.03 -1.51
3 1.92 0.08
4 3.21 1.19
5 4.20 2.10
6 4.99 2.84
8 6.26 4.04

SWR FMEC Plus

Bays Full Wave 0.75-spaced 0.5-spaced
1 -3.556 -3.556 -3.556
2 -0.182 -0.292 -1.580
3 1.746 1.449 0.052
4 3.105 2.660 1.183
5 4.133 3.619 2.103
6 4.997 4.403 2.842
8 6.346 5.640 4.026
10 7.389 6.818 4.954

ERI 100A

Bays Full Wave 0.5-spaced
1 -3.768 -3.768
2 -0.458 -2.007
4 2.833 0.704

Progressive Concepts CIRPA

Bays Full Wave  
1 -3  
2 0  
4 3.3  

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