Yeah, it's pretty easy to forgo that amp and just put up a small beam
for 40-80-160...
An amp helps you be heard no matter what kind of antenna you have. I
worked 220 countries with a home brew G5RV about 15-20 feet off the
ground because I had an amp and couldn't put up a better antenna. If I
could hear them, I could almost always work them. When I got a better
antenna, the DX got easier to work.
73,
Scott, N9AA
On 5/7/14 12:07 PM, K8JHR wrote:
As someone said in another thread, adding an amp is like going from a
dipole to a small beam. But, remember that adding a better antenna
usually costs less and provides a two-way improvement - your amp can
boost your transmit signal, but does nothing to boost the received
signal. An antenna with gain will improve matters both ways.
Now, I am not talking you out of an amp... they have their place in
the shack for sure... I am only saying I would put an amp in the shack
only after I had installed the best, most efficient, highest gain
antenna system I could fit in my yard, before putting an amp on line.
That will assure you the best two-way improvement, and give the amp an
even better antenna to break the pileups.
Just MY take...
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