>
>What this all boils down to (and by the way you are absolutely correct in
>your figures) is "you are better off to sink you bucks into a GOOD antenna
>than a amplifier.
>this does not mean that I am against power, far from it, but there is More
>to gain from a good antenna than there is from a good amp.
>
>Larry K0AEY
>
? It depends on the job at hand. On 75m phone, during the summer static
season, talking to a large group spread around in different directions,
using a dipole with an amplifier is a proven way to be heard comfortably
by all stations. A directional / gain antenna is not going to cut the
mustard. .
- later, Larry.
Rich...
R. L. Measures, 805-386-3734, AG6K, www.vcnet.com/measures
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