Hi Roger

I guess its a relative signal strength issue. I have never gone to the
trouble to work out the efficiency of a passive setup but whichever way
you look at it it will never work as well as a cable connected direct
from and external aerial to the radio. Might even have a look at it this
week if I get a chance.

How does that phrase go? YMMV!

Cheers Bob VK2YQA

My shop is metal lined with the only openings being two small windows
besides the doors which are metal.

I have never been able to get a passive set up to work in there and an
HT is only marginal out in the yard. I figured the big antenna on the
roof with a short run of hard line would do the trick, but no joy.

I ended up using cross band repeat on 440 to the rig in the house.

Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com


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