On 12/19/2010 5:08 PM, Joe from Kokomo wrote:

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To anticipate your next response -- use of an attenuator -- will indeed
alleviate the problem. But just think for a minute: What is the point of
building a longer antenna to get a stronger signal that you are just
going to attenuate anyway.

Best regards and happy holidays,
Joe

The larger antenna will simply pick up signals which the smaller antenna
cannot ... difficult concept, for some, it seems ...

Regards,
JS