Re: Topband: Giving "true" signal reports

2016-01-09 Thread Donald Chester
> What do you give if you listen to the signal on a beverage? Does it > have a preamp and do you take that into account? A S9 on the transmit > antenna won't be S9 on a beverage. I think the idea of using a contest > to find out how you are getting out is fine but you don't, as others > have

Topband: Giving "true" signal reports

2016-01-08 Thread Ron Spencer
What do you give if you listen to the signal on a beverage? Does it have a preamp and do you take that into account? A S9 on the transmit antenna won't be S9 on a beverage. I think the idea of using a contest to find out how you are getting out is fine but you don't, as others have already pointed