1.7 dB of extra bullets when you are going to a gunfight (contest, dx pile-ups, weak signal dxing) could make a difference. It will not make much if you are just going Sunday afternoon plinking (rag chewing). Lots of contesters and dxers spend many dB of extra money to get 1.7 dB of improvement in tx or rx - let me know what you find out, Julius - I need more drive for my AL-1200.
Neill ----- Original Message ----- From: "Guy Olinger K2AV" <olin...@bellsouth.net> To: "elecraft" <Elecraft@mailman.qth.net> Sent: Friday, December 11, 2009 2:11 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] [K3] 150 watt "boots" for 160m > >From 100 to 150, for 1.7 dB, when Bell Laboratories research (with > huge capital investment and telephone maintenance dollars on the line) > determined that 3 dB was the signal strength change discernment for > most people? > > It's amazing how these slim changes hold on with hams and spend their > money, when tons of research demonstrates the difference is not > perceived. We FEEL GOOD running 150 instead of 100, running 1500 > instead of 1200. Never hear it on the other end. > > The REAL TX dB is between our ears, when to transmit, where to > transmit and what to transmit. They who have the full 27 db allocation > there can work the pileups QRP. > > 73, Guy. > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > ______________________________________________________________ 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
