On 12/19/2010 5:09 PM, Joe from Kokomo wrote:

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OK Bob...please explain why I would want to go to the trouble of
building a longer antenna to get a stronger signal...and then attenuate
that signal before it gets to the receiver. Seems it would be easier and
cheaper to build a shorter (proper antenna for the rcvr in question) in
the first place.

Well, I can help with that. Others, apparently NOT you, will want to
receive signals with the shorter antenna is just incapable of, for
starters ...

Regards,
JS