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The primary purpose of a masthead LNA is to amplify the signal before some of it is lost in the antenna cable. Even thick expensive coax looses a few decibels at UHF over a sixty foot run. Probably worth borrowing an LNA anyway. | The primary purpose of a masthead LNA is to amplify the signal before some of it is lost in the antenna cable. Even thick expensive coax looses a few decibels at UHF over a sixty foot run. Probably worth borrowing an LNA anyway. | ||
As for a control room, the whole point is for it to look impressive so it needs so it needs a load of screens showing diagrams of orbit's and flashy graphics. It needs an intercom or radio base station with | As for a control room, the whole point is for it to look impressive so it needs so it needs a load of screens showing diagrams of orbit's and flashy graphics. It needs an intercom or radio base station with moon-landing-style shrill roger bleep to talk to the guy up on the roof who is doing all the work waving a yagi on a broom handle about looking for the strongest signal. "Eagle's Nest, this is Hoxton Space Center, do you read me BLEEEEEP!!!" --AJP | ||
