>From a "user" standpoint, in my opinion, there would be little noticeable difference. However, the VSWR is really a lot higher that what the meter is reading due to the losses.
Chuck WB2EDV ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave Gomberg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, November 15, 2008 11:13 AM Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] OT: Stationmaster Pd-220 > At 06:51 11/15/2008, G Shaw wrote: >> Assuming about 80 feet of run at VHF you have added >>well over 3 db of loss, which of course means your system is going to be >>deaf on rcv and way down on xmt > > Glenn, I am confused. Us DX folks think 3db is about a factor of > two in ERP, so that would be like turning a mobile down from 50w to > 25w, hardly a world-shaking change. At least DXing, a few db can > matter when you are on the borderline of making a contact, but for > daily use? I would think there would be only a small change in > coverage area. And folks who had solid signals before would still > be clear and workable. What am I missing here? >
