Topband: Re: Diversity reception on 160

[Larry Schimelpfenig]

Ford's question was in relation to the Orion, so what I have done in the
past with two receivers should apply.

I used a transceiver with the vertical transmit antenna and a second
receiver with the beverages. Put a switch together for the audio. Could
listen with xcvr in one ear and second receiver in the other, or xcvr or
second receiver in both ears.

In addition to being able to always have an omni directional antenna on
line, there were certainly diversity effects between the vertical and the
beverages.

73 de Larry K7SV
>I was looking at the marketing info on the new TenTec Orion transceiver,
>which claims to accomodate full diversity reception using separate receive
>antenna ports and the two receivers.  It all sounds too cool to believe...

http://www.tentec.com/

>Look at the "Orion" information.
>My question is, how far apart will the 160 antennas have to be to allow for
>useful diversity?  I've only got 5 acres so separating more than 500' or so
>will be difficult.