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- From: paulb@harley.tti.com (Paul Blumstein)
- Subject: Re: R8 vs. Sangean
- Message-ID: <1993Jan27.200540.22090@ttinews.tti.com>
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- Organization: Black Belt Motorcyclists Association
- References: <C1H9nw.IwD@siemens.com>
- Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 20:05:40 GMT
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- In article <C1H9nw.IwD@siemens.com> pjd@siemens.com (dr. funk) writes:
- +
- +Now the big question. Do you want to go after weak signals? During a
- +recent period of lousy prop, I used the 803A to monitor Andrews AFB
- +which normally bangs in S9. The 803A had difficulty copying Andy. The
- +R8 made Andy quite readable *and* could pull in aircraft over Somalia
- +weak-readable. (Forget Somalia on the 803A!) Sure I used the R8 preamp
- +and the antenna was better. But, the combination worked for me.
-
- Ummmm. You say the R8 with a better antenna could copy signals that
- the Sangean with a worse antenna could not. With two variables, you
- are conveying zero information. Hook the Sangean up to the better antenna
- and compare. (Note: I am not making any claims, just pointing out
- something).
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