Hi Guys:
I've been working pretty hard on getting my transmitted signal
improved. I have stacked F12 C3's (45' and 75' which appears to be a
good compromise distance) and a new Acom 2000A Amplifier was just
installed.
Well things are good and I feel like an alligator. On 15 the other day
I had a good pileup going, but I couldn't hear most of the stations
calling. I'm not sure if thats due to the power and antenna types of
those stations, or if I need to continue improvements on my end.
So heres my ignorant question (kind of embarrassing too), does a larger
yagi, i.e. going from 2 elements to say 4 elements improve receiving as
well as transmitting? While I'm only stacking 2 Force 12 C3's (which
gives me 2 elements on each band times two) it seems to me that I'm
improving my receive capability better than I would with a single
antenna with 4 elements on each band.
I would love to stack a pair of C31XR's but I would have to get a 40
meter beam and I'm sure this exceed the limits of my 25g tower.
Whats the multitude think?
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73,
Richard Thorne - N5ZC (EX. KA2DSY, N2BHP, WB5M)
Amarillo, TX
http://www.tcac.net/~rthorne/
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