Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] Re: WBX

[Marcus D. Leech]

On 01/15/2010 12:39 PM, Matt Ettus wrote:
> Yes, that one is actually designed by the same person as the one we 
> sell.  We could carry it as well if there were enough demand.
>
> Matt
Something I wonder about FR4-based patch antennae is the loss factor.  
At the higher frequencies
  (above 500Mhz or so) FR4 becomes quite lossy, and I wonder about 
antenna structures
  fabricated using it.  Anyone have any good data on this?

Now, admittedly, I'm a weak-signals guy, and the loss for ordinary 
communications applications
  is negligible, I imagine.   With the 15dB or better link margins in 
comms applications, the additional
  loss of a dB or two probably doesn't make that much difference.