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More on Antenna and Receiver Performance

TRENT FLEMING

Putting the best signal on the air is an important topic, and one I try to talk about a lot. The devil, as they say, is often in the details. Admittedly, buying a new radio is a lot more exciting than improving the quality of your feed line, but I will tell you that feed line and connector performance are critical to the success of your station. Last month, we talked about receiver performance in the VHF+ range, with help from Rob Sherwood, NCØB. I have much more from my interview with Rob that I’ll share in coming episodes, but Rob sent me down a rabbit hole with talk about feed lines, including patch cables, and specifically with N connectors. He mentioned that Frank Donovan, W3LPL – who is well…

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CQ Amateur Radio (Digital) - 1 Issue, August 2023

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