[Elecraft] Diversity receive w/o dedicated receive antenna

[Jim Hoge]

Your second antenna  does NOT need to be resonant to receive, either by itself or with another in diversity mode. My receive antenna is seasonal so I have employed antennas for other bands for receive when it is not up. While a non resonant will not present as strong a signal, it also will not present as strong a noise. The S/N ratio is unchanged but the human ear seems to hear better when the noise is reduced. I typically use an antenna for the next band (even harmonic).

73,
Jim W5QM


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