On 1/25/2011 8:21 AM, John Ragle wrote: > 1 S-unit is about 6 dB. Agreed. 500W to 1500W [legal max in US] is 4.7712 dB, or 0.7952 S-units. I'd bet my paycheck, if I still got one, that being in the right place and time in the pileup and/or a better antenna will make way more difference snagging the DX than being 0.7952 S-units stronger. Many countries have lower limits ... 400W in G, VK, and ZL, I think, and there are a lot those folks on this list with E-radios. My 1500W amp, which I normally run at about 600W to keep peace with the TV when the beam is pointed at the house, will depart as soon as I have my KPA500. > > There is a connection between this attitude and the impulse to > communicate by voice methods, even to the resurgence of interest in > broadcast quality AM transmission.
I believe this stems from the "If I shout into my cell phone, the other guy [and everyone around me] will hear me better" theory. 73, Fred K6DGW [only 57 years] - Northern California Contest Club - CU in the 2011 Cal QSO Party 1-2 Oct 2011 - www.cqp.org ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
