[Scan-DC] question du jour of the day

[b_thom at juno.com]

On Sat, 23 Sep 2006 20:06:51 -0700 "" <ka3jjz at netscape.com> writes:
> You'd be better off getting that antenna up in the air, rather than 
> in the attic, if you can. You will lose some signal in the attic, 
> depending on the construction of your residence. 

Couldn't be much of a problem - wooden framing, asphalt shingles. Stops
UV, but 100-400 MHz ought to breeze right through. Now, if I lived in a
Lustron house, things would be different.

> Normally I'd stay 
> away from preamps, but since you have a 2006, 
> a small adjustable gain amp like the one Grove sells....

Thanks for the tip.

> nice little page on Fort Belvoir 
> that might be worth looking at. It too is available on the wiki 
> article.

Will do. Downloaded and printed Wiki stuff last night.

> As you can easily see, we could fill up 400 memory channels in that 
> 2006 without breaking a sweat. 

That's what I'm afraid of. I remember wondering why in the world I would
ever need a 540 MB hard drive.

Thanks again.