Rick Karlquist wrote:
>Yes all sorts of problems disappear, but you won't save any money. On
>the contrary, you will spend a lot more money on amplifiers. A lot more
>than you will save on coax, etc. I thought a lot about schemes like
>this (using *cheap* amplifiers) and I never arrived at a scenario that
>made sense. Also, running arrays with separate amplifiers per antenna
>specifically is a non-starter if you have any mutual coupling between
>antennas.
>
One application where it would work - and even save money - is on
"airline DXpeditions" where weight can be the deciding factor between
going QRO or QRP.
Although it looks like a classic pre-Dayton announcement (not much
performance data, and still months away from shipping) I do hope it
works out.
--
73 from Ian GM3SEK 'In Practice' columnist for RadCom (RSGB)
http://www.ifwtech.co.uk/g3sek
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