To: | "Radioal" <al.dolgosh@hamradio.org> |
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Subject: | Re: [Amps] 10 DB increase |
From: | R.Measures <r@somis.org> |
Date: | Sat, 5 Feb 2005 03:39:00 -0800 |
List-post: | <mailto:amps@contesting.com> |
On Feb 4, 2005, at 4:03 PM, Radioal wrote: A 10 dB increase in power will be propagated as a 10 dB increase - regardless of the state of the ionosphere, antennas, locations, etc. I used to think that this was the case until I sold the original Plywood Box/8170 amplifier. Even though I had measured the amplifier's voltage-gain as x10 with an oscilloscope (20db power-gain), but on the air, I measured 20 - 23db with my calibrated S-meter. Other people with calibrated S-meters reported the same crazy thing. Others who saw the 23db change said that Stanford (University) Research Institute had observed something similar during their ionospheric heating research project Instantaneous or rapid cyclical changes in propagation (QSB) can account for some A--->B and B--->A (amplifier/barefoot) differences, but repetitive A to B changes will average out the differences. A difference of 10 dB is unaffected by other factors, except the cyclical changes noted above, inaccurate S-meters or just plain prevarication. I have heard this sort of thing and my impression was that it was a form of sceptre-kissing.
Richard L. Measures, AG6K, 805.386.3734. www.somis.org _______________________________________________ Amps mailing list Amps@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/amps |
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