Which has exactly been my point all along. Ham radio is situational ...
sometimes an amp is a waste of money and coal, and other times it is a
necessity. What you experience listening to beacons may be the same as
what you find chasing a random contact on a clear band, but it is not
the same as what you experience in a pileup, or in a contest, or when
the guy on the other end has a lot of noise.
73,
Dave AB7E
On 3/23/2013 7:56 AM, Vic, K2VCO wrote:
The truth is, it depends on what you are trying to do with your radio.
If you are a DXer, especially on 160/80 meters, then even 1 dB may be
the difference between getting a QSO and getting a "?" from a DX station.
If your operating style is to contact stations when signals are
relatively good, then who cares if you are S7 or S9?
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