Let me correct myself before others do. Its a 12db difference. And I will rib Bill about it. Still, to the west and north he has very high hills/mountains that block the RF path. Makes me wonder if he was using reverse path for the QSOs.
73, Jack, W6FB > On May 25, 2018, at 4:32 PM, Jack Brindle <[email protected]> wrote: > > I’ve seen Bill’s setup. 50 watts with a decent gain antenna (i.e. beam) is > equivalent to 800 watts with Bill’s antenna and QTH. He really has done an > outstanding job with the resources he has to work with. > Also remember, we are talking about a 4 to 5 db difference in power here. And > when you have pretty large mountains blocking your path to JA and EU, that > 4db of power can make a huge difference. > QTH and the antenna system really make a huge difference! > > 73, > Jack, W6FB > > >> On May 25, 2018, at 4:15 PM, Richard <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> “I have a couple of FT8 contacts in my log -- with a DU and a JA -- >> reporting me at -24 dB where I WAS OPERATING AT 800 WATTS. YMMV.” >> >> Why do you think you need 800 watts in a weak signal mode? Do you have any >> idea what that does to other operators? I’ve made several 10,000+ mile >> contacts with 50 watts, as have others who are following the “rules.” >> ______________________________________________________________ >> 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 >> Message delivered to [email protected] > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > Message delivered to [email protected] ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to [email protected]
