Yes the meter does read lower on 160 so you just have to mentally compensate
for it. Sensitivity is still more than adaquate however. Remember: If
attaching an antenna causes the background noise to increase then you have
all the gain necessary.
Steve
N4LQ
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gerald C Totten" <gctotten@juno.com>
To: <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, February 13, 2000 9:46 PM
Subject: [TenTec] OMNI-C Gain on 160
>
> Well Gang,
> With all the OMNI-C "talk" this evening, has anyone ever come up with
> a cure for the lack of RF gain on 80 and 160? I know that most of the
> time the pre amp is good enough but it bugs me that I have to add about 1
> s-unit to the reading on 80 to give an accurate report and at least 2
> s-units on 160.
>
> Jerry K8JRO
>
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