27 Mar
2008
27 Mar
'08
11:43 p.m.
Tony Langdon wrote:
At 06:17 AM 3/28/2008, Bill Dzurilla wrote: I wouldn't bother with a switching preamp, unless you're planning on using the omni for transmitting (e.g. for working the ISS repeater). You certainly don't need a switching preamp to work any of the Mode J birds, because the uplink is on a different band, and you want full duplex capability if you can have it. In any case, a good masthead preamp is a must for omnis.
I like having a switching preamp because I'm an idiot. I'm always moving stuff around, I'll get a crazy idea to work a local 70cm repeater or whatever. I would have certainly blown up a receive-only preamp 5-times over by now, even though I rarely use the switching part.
jeff AD6EO