[BC] Poor Reception Areas

[John Mayson]

On Thu, Feb 18, 2010 at 1:16 PM, Cowboy <curt at spam-o-matic.net> wrote:
> On Wednesday 17 February 2010 02:24 pm, John Mayson wrote:
>>  On Wed, Feb 17, 2010 at 10:06 AM, Tom Dimeo <am at pa321.net> wrote:
>
>>  > Could it be all the iron in the ground that
>>  > makes this area so poor for AM reception?
>>
>>  Actually that is a problem.  Apparently what's good for transmitting
>>  is lousy for receiving.
>
>  Many think that transmission and reception are always reciprocal.
>  Such is usually, but not *always* the case !

In theory an antenna in free space is.  But antennas don't exist in free space.

I once went to a certain Fort Worth based consumer electronics store
to buy an adapter to use a CB whip on my scanner for low band DX.  She
told me with a straight face that it wouldn't work because CB antennas
are for transmitting and not receiving.

John

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