User talk:Dave M.

dB vs dBi

I just recently found this page, and have signed up!

I don't know if anyone will read this page, but I hope that John Navas will.

I was reading the page about wireless on a boat, and saw what to me is an obvious error. It is the part where it suggests the difference between a 2 dBi antenna and an 8 dBi antenna is 6 dBi. That is not correct, the difference is 6 dB, not 6 dBi. My first reaction was that this error should be corrected. But then after some consideration, I wondered whether the error was intentional, as most readers will not be aware of the error, and may make more 'sense' to them as written.

Overall, I want to say what a great resource this site is. Thank you!

--Dave 11:59, 3 December 2008

Thanks for the kind words, Dave, and thanks for catching that mistake, which slipped past Jeff and me, and infected more than just that page. Please do keep making contributions like that.

--John Navas 01:45, 4 December 2008 (UTC)