>In a message dated 98-02-14 00:12:47 EST, k4sb@mindspring.com writes:
>
><< Well, off the top of my head, you are claiming greater than 12.75db over
> the other station. >>
>Not true, I routinely have bumped other high power stations using QRP or low
>power. A good location is good for as much as 10 dB in my opinion. Paul,
>KB8N
Who says the winner in any pileup is the loudest signal? Timing your call
is at LEAST as important as being 10 dB louder than the next guy.
Sometimes, I would deliberately take weaker callers just to confound the
guns . . .
I wouldn't work W2NQ no matter HOW loud he was.
Stan w7ni@teleport.com
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