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Old April 9th 04, 01:47 AM
Michael
 
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Default Watkins-Johnson WJ-8711A vs ....

Hiya...

I've always been curious to know what it would be like to use a magabuck
professional rig like the Watkins-Johnson WJ-8711A for DX'ing.

Take an R8 or an R-75 and assume that the antenna will be a 200ft long wire
with coax feed, balun and proper grounding. Using radios in that class as a
comparison point, what extra would I get out of a rig like the WJ-8711A for
DX'ing in comparison using the same antenna ???

Also.. Can/Should a rig in the class of a WJ-8711A be hooked up to an
antenna that is so large that it would overload an R8 or R-75 ???

Thanx !!!!

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Respectfully,

Michael

Location: Northern NJ
Primary Radio: R-75 with full Kiwa mods.
Antennas: 200ft "Frankenstein" roof wire, G5RV
Additional Radios:GE Super Radio III, PL-550,
KA-1101, KA-1102, Kaiwa KA-989, Info-Mate 837,
Westinghouse H-104 (seven tube)
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