So I learned something today. You are, of course, both right about the Wingman working just as well with an amplified Sensar as a non-amplified Sensar. Thank you for the correction and the additional knowledge.
However, I am correct that using the Sensar Pro as Tom_M was doing would not be a fair test of the antennas capabilities as turning the setting down from 10 to 1 would attenuate the available signal.
Here is the information I received that might better explain the use of the Sensar Pro.
The “GAIN” setting adjusts the amplification/attenuation of the signal. The SensarPro can amplify (increase) signal up to 10 dB when set to 20, or attenuate (decrease) signal if the setting is lower than 10. With the Gain set to 10, it is neutral, not amplifying, not attenuating. With the gain set to 1, like the user did in his test, it is actually attenuating (removing signal) the signal significantly, not amplifying like he thought it was doing. It is not linear, so I don’t know the exact amount of attenuation. With the Gain set to 15, I would guess it is about 5 dB, as the gain is probably fairly close to linear (amplifies up to 10 dB, 10 steps on the gain setting above 10). Of course, this is all in addition/subtraction to the amplifying that is done in the antenna head directly.
