"Clive" wrote in message
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How laughable.

Who buys into the whole "active antenna" thing? Some of my best SWLing has
been with a 5 or 6 foot hunk of wire laying on the floor.

Put your effort into a getting a good alignment. That will do you far
better than these red herring gadgets that are just like a shiny lure to a
sucker.

When you amplify, you amplify EVERYTHING...noise, distortion and often
these gadgets inject products into the mixer that screw up your IF
tracking, reducing the inherent performance of your receiver.

Quit looking for a "magic pill" and get back to basics: 1. Good alignment.
2. Wire antenna in unobstructed free space.

That's all you need.




You're basically right that the TinyTenna can't achieve miracles.

But what do you mean (or think you mean) by
a) Alignment.
b) IF Tracking.

There are more complex kinds of active antenna that can, to some extent,
help you fight against local interference.

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Brian Gregory. (In the UK)

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