Re: [IRCA] BOG vs Beverage

[Walter Salmaniw <salmaniw@xxxxxxx>]

At 02:10 PM 8/9/2006, you wrote:
>But if you had 600 ft of wire laying on the ground, vs 600 ft of wire up 3ft 
>in the bushes ... which would give you louder Brazillians ?? If you're out 
>there, and had the choice ... which would it be?
>
>John K9RZZ

One might think intuitively that the answer is obvious, but that simply is not the case.  Louder is not necessarily better.  Having a lower gain but much quieter antenna (a BOG for instance) is often far superior to more signal, but also more noise......Walt Salmaniw, Victoria, BC. 


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