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Using an HT is a very poor way to try checkong out polarity differences. The signal can reflect off anything and everything close to the radio including YOU. Connect a real antenna and tnen you will see the real difference. On 2m SSB I worked a station about 50 miles away. He was a solid S9. His buddy a quarter mile down tbe road witb the same antenna and power could not even be heard. Nothing. He was using his beam vertically while the S9 signal was horizontal lime me. In this case there was much more than 20 dB or so difference.

[QUOTE="Captain Kilowatt, post: 425193, member: 39"] Using an HT is a very poor way to try checkong out polarity differences. The signal can reflect off anything and everything close to the radio including YOU. Connect a real antenna and tnen you will see the real difference. On 2m SSB I worked a station about 50 miles away. He was a solid S9. His buddy a quarter mile down tbe road witb the same antenna and power could not even be heard. Nothing. He was using his beam vertically while the S9 signal was horizontal lime me. In this case there was much more than 20 dB or so difference. [/QUOTE]

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