[Lowfer] Active whip antennas

[John Andrews]

> No the output of the preamp will be higher due to the fact the antenna is
> higher up in the air and in the clear compared to being at ground  level
> and surrounded by lossy obstructions like vegetation and trees, plus  being
> further away from house wiring and AC noise. I have proved this myself by
> hoisting an active whip up into a high tree branch and observing the  change
> in the signal to noise ratio.

I wonder if anyone has tried that experiment at a more open site, 
perhaps hauling the antenna up a wooden mast that wasn't a tree.

John A.