Eric is right however, raising the antenna gives greater coverage
(especially in the UHF/VHF bands) as the signal follows line of site.
Mike Calva
"Panacea" P19 #719 (KC0FXZ)
-----Original Message-----
From: Eric Pederson <eric@winternet.com>
To: wwpotter <wwpotter@tscnet.com>
Date: Thursday, September 02, 1999 9:42 AM
Subject: Re: [N] Radio antenna height
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>It has been rumored that james nolan said:
>>
>> 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.
>
>--
>Eric L. Pederson
>P-19 #970, Necessity
>Bloomington, MN
>