Timeline for What is the optimal antenna for a high altitude weather balloon?

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Dec 14, 2017 at 14:27	comment	added	Phil Frost - W8II		Good points -- added to the answer.
Dec 14, 2017 at 14:27	history	edited	Phil Frost - W8II	CC BY-SA 3.0	add some caveats
Dec 13, 2017 at 23:06	comment	added	Marcus Müller		(great answer, by the way, upvoted)
Dec 13, 2017 at 23:05	comment	added	Marcus Müller		note that (at least in Germany) you cannot operate ISM band devices (such as WiFi devices) with more than 20dBm, unless you are holder of a license! Also, all the access points that I have only allow a max of 20dBm output, legal or not, so that's the next problem – you'd need an access point that has 10 dB more output power! Next problem: your 5 dBi monopole has a lobe that points in a specific angle, so only if the geometry allows you to be exactly at that angle from your antenna do you get the 5dBi – otherwise you get less!
Dec 10, 2017 at 15:22	history	edited	Phil Frost - W8II	CC BY-SA 3.0	added 122 characters in body
Dec 10, 2017 at 15:16	history	answered	Phil Frost - W8II	CC BY-SA 3.0