On 04/12/2011 10:50 PM, wrote:
On Apr 12, 8:30 am, wrote:
On 04/11/2011 07:36 PM, wrote:

JP

I see . A good RF generator is what is needed here . That may clear
things up a little .

An Altoids tin full of coaxial attenuators (aka "Pads") comes in real
handy when using cheap radios with big antennas.

http://www.minicircuits.com/products...oax_fixed.html

Minicircuits is practically around the corner from me . Are you
referring to Perseus ? That's not exactly a very 'cheap' radio .
Unless, of course, some people gold plate theirs .

Isn't it like $500? That's pretty low end for a communications receiver
(even with the $300 computer you need to make it work). A radio is only
as good as the front end.