[EAS] NOAA Weather antenna

[Dave Turnmire]

Many thanks for the replies.  Bear in mind that for some states... like 
Idaho... NOAA Weather transmitters are often well past 30 miles away.  
And in the case that prompted me to revisit this issue, the two 
"nearest" transmitters are both on the same frequency!  Thus... my 
interest in a directional antenna... and one with some respectable gain. 
   And it involved a radio station operating on a skimpy budget, so 
price is definitely a factor.

I wasn't familiar with Wade... I'll take a close look at it.  Being a TV 
station, 75 ohm antennas are sometimes a plus (lots of 75 ohm coax 
here!) and I may go that route for improving on my current noisy 
reception here.  For the radio station I was speaking to, I'll probably 
stick with a 50 ohm antenna.  I revisited the Tessco site and found that 
their search engine limitations nearly cost them the sell because 
everything that popped up when I first looked at it was north of $900.  
A bit rich for this application.  But, when I relied on the search 
engine less and my keyboard more, I found some interesting antennas for 
under $150.

Dave