As an old ham once told me " It's not what you put up in the air that
counts, it's what you put up the coax"!!!!!
Happy New Year to all
John ZS5JF
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| From: Rich Measures <measures@vc.net>
| To: Ham - amps@contesting.com
| Subject: Re: [AMPS] Dollars per dB
To: <amps@contesting.com>
| Date: 01 January 1999 06:43
|
|
| >
| >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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