I suggested a preamp on a handheld would possibly overload the front end of the radio as my Kenwood THD7E overloads with the arrow when I go hilltopping with it. With a preamp and local conditions in the UK it would be useless, "If" RF conditions are super quiet then it may be ok but why preamp with such a short feeder?
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----- Original Message ----- From: "John W Lee" k6yk@juno.com To: jl.davis@gmail.com Cc: amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Friday, May 04, 2007 1:42 AM Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Preamp
Jeff, An ARR SP-432VDG would work just fine with that setup. I have two of those preamps and they work great!
I've done many portable operations with an HT and Arrow with great success.
I saw a message saying this would overload the HT. Not true. But your friend will be able to HEAR and hear well.
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