Re: [amsat-bb] HRD and two radios: was dual IC-706 station

["Dave G." <dmg@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Wayne,

I wholeheartedly agree with that statement...
No slur was intended -- it was just a bit of clarification  
for the benefit of any newbies.
Because one can work some birds with an HT and its 'rubber 
duckie' -- it's been done :-) But not by me :-((

dave KK7SS

On 1 Dec 2005 at 16:33, Wayne Estes wrote:

> I'll generalize a little more specifically this time. 
> Regardless of cable loss, a <1 dB NF preamp allows one to hear
> weak signals better than a transceiver whose internal preamp
> has a noise figure 4 or 5 dB.
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