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Subject: Topband: Beverage upgrade question
From: Kenny Silverman <kenny.k2kw@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 23 Aug 2022 16:07:26 -0400
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In a rural area with no significant man made noise, if you redesign a beverage 
for better RDF when do you start to notice a difference?

I’m considering upgrading my single EU beverage at 625’ (190m) to a pair in 
echelon where will each be 550’ (168m) with 20’ (6m)  spacing . The increase in 
RDF is 0.8 dB - will it be noticeable?

I realize if there’s noise in a direction where you reduce the energy you will 
better hear the difference , but my EU beverage is quiet.   Though the F/B 
change will help with thunder storms off the back. 

Overall I tend to receive better than I transmit to EU.  

73 , Kenny K2KW 
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