From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!npoiv!npois!houxm!u1100a!sdo Newsgroups: net.audio Title: Re: The Beam Box Article-I.D.: u1100a.290 Posted: Tue Feb 8 16:53:09 1983 Received: Fri Feb 11 05:38:15 1983 References: whuxk.143 It was said that, out here in the suburbs, you need GAIN more than anything else. Maybe for some stations, but there are New York and Philly stations which are on ADJACENT channels (like 102.7 and 102.9) which can both be received in central New Jersey. In this case, directionality is more important than gain. The figure 8 pattern of a dipole won't help because the stations are 180 degrees apart. I have a Beam Box and find that it works best on its SIDE (although it doesn't look good this way). Scott Orshan Bell Labs Piscataway 201-981-3064 houxm!u1100a!sdo