2012/3/23 Erik Christiansen <dva...@internode.on.net>: > > That hill and its trees are casting a signal shadow.
Yupp, exactly! > Do you have a friend living on the top or side of the hill? No, it is relatively small - less 10 m high, pretty close to house. There are only trees on it, no buildings or anything else, and the trees are the main "shield" that block signal. It is right next to the yard, trees are 30-40 from house. > Radio amateurs have > sometimes made a "passive repeater" by cabling two Yagi antennas > back-to-back, and mounting them on a pole (or two) on top of the > offending hill, one pointed at the transmitter, and one pointed at the > receiver. I don't have first hand experience of how much they help, but > it would be interesting to try. Now this sounds interesting! Is there a place, where I can read, how are such things set up? I am thinking that such a repeater could be placed on the roof of barn (very far end of it is not "blocked" by the trees on the hill), which is not the place, which could be conveniently reached with a coaxial cable. Are the Yagi antennas mandatory or could I use "normal" TV antennas (I think there must be several more smaller antennas lying around)? > The set-up might bend local regulations. Who cares? Good picture in TV is what matters :)) Viesturs ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF email is sponsosred by: Try Windows Azure free for 90 days Click Here http://p.sf.net/sfu/sfd2d-msazure _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
