[N] Radio antenna height

james nolan (nolan_laboratories@email.msn.com)
Thu, 2 Sep 1999 06:35:59 -0600


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West Wight Potter Website at URL
http://www.lesbois.com/wwpotter/
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I've noticed in several references that increasing the antenna height on a
boat also increases the antenna gain, supposedly increasing its transmitted
signal strength. What is the maximum height that I can put my antenna
without blowing out or overloading the radios of the adjacent boats?

Jim Nolan P-19 (Panache), P-15 (For Sail), L138T, LGYC #6