At 07:40 AM 8/17/01 -0700, you wrote:
> >
> >on 8/16/01 8:11 PM, Steve Hajducek at n2ckh@cybercomm.net wrote:
> >
> >> During contests, huge pileups and on 160m and to a lesser
> >> extent 75/80m more than 100w is needed on a regular basis
> >> too in my opinion. I would say 600w is the minimum for
> >> success on 160m.
> >
> >I would say that power on these bands is needed just to help with getting
> >above the noise. I wouldn't say that it has so much to do with trying to
> >overcome other operators.
> >
>// Amen to that, Jon. Long haul path loss on 160m is bad news.
> >>
> >>...
>
>- R. L. Measures, 805.386.3734,AG6K, www.vcnet.com/measures.
>end
The atmospheric noise is what I was referring to.
/s/ Steve, N2CKH
http://www.qsl.net/n2ckh
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