There's a TREMENDOUS difference with the preamp, mounted at the antenna. You will hear the satellites earlier, and stronger, with the preamp. Good coax is also good to have, but if you're on a budget, buy the preamp first. I tried many different things, but the preamp made the most improvement. 73, Jim KQ6EA
--- On Sun, 6/28/09, Jean-François Ménard [email protected] wrote:
From: Jean-François Ménard [email protected] Subject: [amsat-bb] Need advice : Eggbeater antenna, preamp, coax To: "AMSAT Mailing list" [email protected] Date: Sunday, June 28, 2009, 1:16 PM
Hi,
I would like to know if there is much difference using a preamp for satellite receiving using a M2 Eggbeater antenna ?
And also, is there much difference between a heliax 0.5" and a RG-8 on a 50 feet cable run between the antenna and the radio ?
I would really like to optimize my receiving quality but I also want to know where to put all my effort first.
I'm new and I cannot invest much money the first year.
Thank to all for your advice.
73
--- Jean-François Ménard VA2SS
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