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Originally Posted by MetHerb
Let me ask a hypothetical - what does it take to get a station that a NM of -19?
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Theoretically, an antenna with a gain of 22 db and a preamp with a noise figure of 2 db; preamp gain of 23 db or more, and coax plus splitter losses of 6 db or less. This calculation allows for a receiver noise figure of up to 7 db.
Such antennas are impractical, but if you can eek out 6 db of ground gain it's not as bad. Even then, expect frequent dropouts.