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Re: Topband: directional receive and contests

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Subject: Re: Topband: directional receive and contests
From: Art Snapper <art@nk8x.net>
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 2015 16:58:39 -0500
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Thanks for all the input on this. I am pretty well set up to do non-sync'd
diversity. I need to improve antenna switching though.

My 2.5 acre suburban lot seems to be getting smaller and smaller, while the
neighbors are increasingly convinced that I am nuts.

Art NK8X
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On Mon, Dec 28, 2015 at 11:47 AM, Art Snapper <art@nk8x.net> wrote:

> Do any of you wish to share your methodology on using directional receive
> antennas during a run?
>
> The inverted-L was way too noisy with the lightning static, to hear weak
> and distant stations.
>
> On the other hand, I am sure I missed some stations, by being on the
> wrong-direction receiving antenna at the time they called.
>
> de Art NK8X
>
>
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