RE: Picking up a station 350 miles away

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Posted by kingjim1954 (A) on September 24, 2016 at 16:50:07

In Reply to: Picking up a station 350 miles away posted by aarocks on September 7, 2016 at 09:20:08:

Listen to Timbo. He is our resident voice of RF sanity. I've been an RF engineer for my 32 year Career, have designed antenae as well. I hate the term "pull in", antennae are passive devices, like a lens. Lens don't image things they are not pointed at. They do best when the subject is "on-axis", that is they are 'directive', as are antenna designed for DXing. That 'whip' on your car (if old enough) is cylindrical and so responds as well in all directions in a circle around it's axis. It's omnidirectional. A directional antenna is like a ;figure' bra, it takes what you have and squeezes it it in the desired direction.
I used to listen to KUSC as well, while at UCLA. Depending on where your folks are relative to the Coastal Range you may be able to get some signal from Sunnyvale as the Bay and corridor point north are relatively flat. 350 miles is a challenge, though. I'd set them up with internet streaming, if available.
Jim

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Topic - Picking up a station 350 miles away - aarocks 09:20:08 09/07/16 (15)

RE: Picking up a station 350 miles away - kingjim1954 16:50:07 09/24/16 (0)

seems to me that some folks need to get their heads around - Timbo in Oz 15:58:27 09/14/16 (3)

Still no chance - Awe-d-o-file 16:44:10 09/14/16 (2)

Yes, you have a point about this case. - Timbo in Oz 17:18:25 09/14/16 (1)

LOL - Awe-d-o-file 18:25:54 09/14/16 (0)

RE: Picking up a station 350 miles away - hahax@verizon.net 20:34:10 09/08/16 (1)

Yes - Awe-d-o-file 08:33:39 09/09/16 (0)

No Chance - Awe-d-o-file 19:19:01 09/08/16 (0)

RE: Picking up a station 350 miles away - 6bq5 22:22:14 09/07/16 (0)

A rhombic wire antenna made using 300 ohm twin ribbon in a loft or an outdoor rhombic can do a very good job. - Timbo in Oz 20:45:34 09/07/16 (0)

If they don't want to use an.... - kootenay 11:22:42 09/07/16 (1)

RE: If they don't want to use an.... - Awe-d-o-file 16:54:15 09/14/16 (0)

Absent an outdoor antenna... - Jim Treanor 11:00:03 09/07/16 (2)

RE: Absent an outdoor antenna... - aarocks 11:56:35 09/07/16 (1)

RE: Absent an outdoor antenna... - Awe-d-o-file 19:22:14 09/08/16 (0)

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RE: Picking up a station 350 miles away - kingjim1954 16:50:07 09/24/16 (0)

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