>>> which can actually *lower* the total QRM level. <<<
And! here all along, I thought " LESS Power, LESS QRM"!!! Oh well! ((((73)))) MILVERTON /W9MMS On Sunday, July 20, 2014 9:31 AM, "Dr. William J. Schmidt, II" <b...@wjschmidt.com> wrote: > > >Have you ever listened to the interviews of the Indy car drivers after a >race? Do they say: "I wish I had a less powerful engine to make it a more >challenging race."? > >I'm on the DX end a lot these days, and I always find myself stopping a >pileup to ask if there are any 10 watt or less stations calling. The >response I get is usually three QRP stations responding (which I eventually >work after 10 minutes of additional instruction to much louder stations) >buried by 100's of QRO stations with massive antenna arrays. > >Tough to win! > > >Dr. William J. Schmidt - K9HZ / J68HZ/ 8P6HK/ ZF2HZ/ PJ4HZ/ VP5HZ > >Owner - Operator >Big Signal Ranch - NA-QRO Club >Staunton, Illinois > >email: b...@wjschmidt.com > >-----Original Message----- >From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Wes >(N7WS) >Sent: Sunday, July 20, 2014 9:05 AM >To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net >Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 power out - key down > >The problem with this is, if everyone else is as misguided, then they are >transmitting with ten watts too. So their signals are 10 to 20+ dB weaker >than >with higher power, hence there are fewer stations to work, ie. less DX. > >Furthermore, with more power, faster modes of communicating are possible. >More >stations can make QSOs in a given time, which can actually *lower* the total >QRM >level. > >Of course, all of this is from a DXer's perspective. If watching paint dry >is >your thing then stick with QRP. > >Wes N7WS > > > > >On 7/19/2014 8:07 PM, Bill Turner wrote: >> ORIGINAL MESSAGE: (may be snipped) >> >> On 7/19/2014 5:44 PM, Gerald Manthey wrote: >>> and I work the world on 10 watts. >> >> REPLY: >> >> I encourage the Geralds of the world to continue with their ten watts. >> >> Makes DXing easier for the rest of us. :-) >> >> 73, Bill W6WRT > >______________________________________________________________ >Elecraft mailing list >Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > >This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >Message delivered to b...@wjschmidt.com > > >______________________________________________________________ >Elecraft mailing list >Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > >This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >Message delivered to tnny...@yahoo.com > > > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
