Direct mount antenna bad idea?

pe1mew
Tue, 03 Feb 2026 08:58:48 +0000

Hi,

BombayBill:

I used Gemini for their AI analysis. I found it to be very good at looking at several hundred data points and putting into a chart the degradation of the signal when when moving to the McGill “tuned” antenna. This was backed up by the increasing frequency of missing packets as I watched in the real world what happened. So I like AI for arranging data, not so much for explaining why.

It is a bit unclear to me what you have compared? Could you give some further explanation before I mis interpret and we add more confusion to the equation?

BombayBill:

For your amusement see the video at the bottom of the web link here. The bin pictured is a small version of what we use. https://www.haulall.com/trashcans

Great story, I do like watching a good test and great, skilled and dedicated testers.