AntennaHub &mdash; Strategic Engineering https://blog.strategicengineering.dev/tag:AntennaHub Thu, 07 May 2026 12:42:33 +0000 Rubber duck antenna gain https://blog.strategicengineering.dev/rubber-duck-antenna-gain <![CDATA[I recently came across this forum post, https://forums.radioreference.com/threads/rubber-ducked-db-gain.469533/ The discussion that a typical rubber duck gain is somewhere in the -20 to -10db range confirms a lot of what I already knew from a practical sense. It also lines up with my findings for the Antenna Hub https://strategicengineering.dev/antennaHub/ The antenna hub antenna doesn't have positive gain like a large vertical or yagi antenna. Its more that a stock rubber duck antenna has negative gain. #Radio #AntennaHub]]> I recently came across this forum post, https://forums.radioreference.com/threads/rubber-ducked-db-gain.469533/

The discussion that a typical rubber duck gain is somewhere in the -20 to -10db range confirms a lot of what I already knew from a practical sense. It also lines up with my findings for the Antenna Hub https://strategicengineering.dev/antennaHub/

The antenna hub antenna doesn't have positive gain like a large vertical or yagi antenna. Its more that a stock rubber duck antenna has negative gain.

#Radio #AntennaHub

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