Gain referred to a short vertical antenna

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The gain of an antenna in a given direction when the reference antenna is a perfect vertical antenna, much shorter than one quarter of the wavelength, placed on the surface of a perfectly conducting plane earth.

Symbol: Gv

Reference: I.T.U.




Please note that this is the term as it stands in the original IALA Dictionary edition (1970-1989)