X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2006 01:25:53 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from smtp105.sbc.mail.re2.yahoo.com ([68.142.229.100] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.8) with SMTP id 986137 for lml@lancaironline.net; Wed, 15 Feb 2006 12:45:50 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=68.142.229.100; envelope-from=elippse@sbcglobal.net Received: (qmail 71271 invoked from network); 15 Feb 2006 17:45:06 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO Computerroom) (elippse@sbcglobal.net@66.122.68.172 with login) by smtp105.sbc.mail.re2.yahoo.com with SMTP; 15 Feb 2006 17:45:06 -0000 X-Original-Message-ID: <001801c63257$910f9960$ac447a42@Computerroom> From: "Paul Lipps" X-Original-To: Subject: Signal splitter X-Original-Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2006 09:45:09 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0015_01C63214.8279E880" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0015_01C63214.8279E880 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Any time you split the signal on reception, you lose slightly more than = 3dB. That reduces range to 70%, or spells the difference between clear = or un-intelligible reception. Often when I'm coming into an airport, I = may hear another plane arriving also, and their transmission isn't all = that clear, either due to aspect angle or a poor installation. Give up = 3dB, and you might not hear them in a time which allows you to scan for = it while you're busy setting up your approach. ------=_NextPart_000_0015_01C63214.8279E880 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Any time you split the signal on reception, you = lose=20 slightly more than 3dB. That reduces range to 70%, or spells the = difference=20 between clear or un-intelligible reception. Often when I'm coming into = an=20 airport, I may hear another plane arriving also, and their transmission = isn't=20 all that clear, either due to aspect angle or a poor installation. Give = up 3dB,=20 and you might not hear them in a time which allows you to scan for it = while=20 you're busy setting up your approach.
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