+11dB

Continued windy weather, still gusting around 100km/h, means all my antennas, except a 1/4 wave vertical for 14MHz, remain on the ground.

To escape some of the wind noise howling around the house, I went off to the beach again for an hour or so this morning.

Certainly, the gain enhancements, even with the simple Ampro stick antenna, were in clear evidence.  ZL2005SWL was receiving my 1W at up to 11dB stronger, when allowance was made for the output difference, than the only other G station being heard at that time - G0CCL (a vertical monopole with a metal clad factory for a ground plane).

Nice to be one of only two European stations being heard in ZL this morning.

And, remember: zero RFI, and performance probably matching or exceeding an inland 3-element Yagi. 

Why not enjoy some of the landing footage from Birmingham airport - and be grateful you were not on board!