Posted by Doug McDonald on 12/30/05 19:23

Roy L. Fuchs wrote:

>
> Nope. reception is all about signal strength. Also, in the digital
> realm, noise is not the problem. Bit error rate is.
>

However, there is a direct relation. VEry direct.


>
>> If the preamp is noisier than the front end in your receiver
>>(likely) then
>>your reception will suffer.
>
>
> Doesn't sound like a pre-amplifier that I would want. D'oh!
>
> I want one that functions. I don't know what dollar store crap you
> have been looking at.


Even the cheapest preamp will have a better noise figure than
almost all receivers. Whether that will be rendered immaterial
by overload is a very different matter .... receivers are usually
better than preamps in that area.

Doug McDonald

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