Re: [N] Radio antenna height
Eric Pederson (eric@winternet.com)
Thu, 2 Sep 1999 09:42:30 -0500 (CDT)
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West Wight Potter Website at URL
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It has been rumored that james nolan said:
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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?
Increasing your antenna height improves radio line-of-sight, which gives
your transmission a better chance of being received. Gain refers to the
transmit power - either 1, 5, or 25 watts. Changing the antenna height
does not affect the gain.
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Eric L. Pederson
P-19 #970, Necessity
Bloomington, MN