On Wed, May 18, 2022 at 11:22 AM Chuck Dietz <w5prchuck@gmail.com> wrote:
> I am certain that, in a contest with over 1,000 contacts, one db would make
> a noticeable difference. I seem to remember some tests like that, but I
> agree it would be difficult to make valid comparisons.
K1DG has a presentation he's done for Contest University. Per his study
over time, he estimates that a 1dB improvement in your station results in a
6% score increase in a contest. Now, I don't know his methods, nor the
accuracy of his study, but it certainly seems plausible.
1 dB at any single point in time won't make much difference, but over the
course of a weekend, yes, it matters.
73 de Lee, AA4GA
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