[TowerTalk] Best Coax

[Pete Smith]

At 11:40 AM 4/21/00 -0400, Steve Maki wrote:
>
>K7LXC@aol.com wrote:
> 
>> >  Remember that these dB's are only for Transmitting, not Receiving.
> 
>>        Hmm. You've got to explain that to me. I thought they were the same
>> attenuation.
>
>Except that on HF, the receiving noise floor is set by band noise; hence,
>no benefit to extra receive DBs.

Except that the add dB come with more directivity, which *could* have the
effect of reducing your noise level under some conditions.  For example, my
80-meter array is a big help receiving Europe when the thunderstorms are SW
of me, but less than no help if they are to my NE.

73, Pete Smith N4ZR
n4zr@contesting.com 

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