No matter what the spin, 100 to 400 watts is only 1 s-unit and barely perceptible at the receiver. A 30db/s9 signal is from a good antenna not from 100 or 400 watts. bob...w2ami www.qrz.com/callsign/w2ami
----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Candela" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, September 26, 2004 10:47 PM Subject: Re: [AMRadio] WTB SB-220 > > Hmmm, the boys on 3878 are running 1500 watts pep plus > on USB, and there is a 100 watt AM'er calling CQ on > 3880. How much of an antenna would the AM'er need to > overcome the S/N ratio? I think Astabula Bill, W8VYZ > says it all: > > http://www.amwindow.org/audio/mov/w8vyz.mov > > Ever hear Bill running 100 watts? When Bill and Less > K6HQI (sk) were regulars on 14286 they had to run > heavy iron to hold the frequency. A 100 watt rig was > seldom heard whereas a 500 watt rig (that 6db again) > was often armchair copy, and sometimes often drive the > QRM away. > > Regards, > Jim > > RJ Mattson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If you can't get out consistantly with a Viking II, > you need an antenna - > not an amp. > bob...w2ami > www.qrz.com/callsign/w2ami
