A 175' run of 5 Slinkys will have about the same directivity as a 550' or so Beverage, a bit better SNR and still enough signal to not need a preamp most of the time.
Its still a Beverage. Statement based upon years of use. YMMV Carl KM1H ----- Original Message ----- From: "Milt -- N5IA" <[email protected]> To: "Mike Waters" <[email protected]>; "topband" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, March 19, 2012 4:06 PM Subject: Re: Topband: It is not so much propagation > Mike, > > I beg to differ, but only with your definition of "can do nearly as well". > In terms of quiet reception, yes. But in terms of actual signal level and > directivity, NO. > > Just do the best you can, as you suggest; but you can't present such > statements without the qualifier. > > Mis dos centavos, > > de Milt, N5IA > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mike Waters > Sent: Monday, March 19, 2012 12:29 PM > To: topband > Subject: Re: Topband: It is not so much propagation > > On Mon, Mar 19, 2012 at 1:23 PM, Milt -- N5IA > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> 4. There is NO substitute for acreage. >> > > True. But I've heard that a 150' Slinky Beverage can do nearly as well as > a > 580' Beverage. If I didn't have 10 acres, I would either try a Slinky or a > BOG. > > 73, Mike > www.w0btu.com > _______________________________________________ > UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2012.0.1913 / Virus Database: 2114/4880 - Release Date: 03/19/12 > > _______________________________________________ > UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 10.0.1424 / Virus Database: 2113/4880 - Release Date: 03/19/12 > _______________________________________________ UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK
