>Generally agree with you, but IMHO if (for instance) you're trying to work
>VK0IR through a 20M pileup the 1.76 dB difference between 1.0 & 1.5 kW may
>considerably shorten your wait.
>
>Also, if you're using a nice beam with, say, a 40' boom - on any band - I
>think it'll take a lot of aluminum and sweat to squeeze another 1.76 dB out
>of it!
>
>73, Dick
Oh sure. In a big pileup, yep it might. Again, the pileup is now the
noise floor! So yes, it could help.
As for the beam, I guess I didn't make myself clear. It would be better
to buy a better beam if you can then to spend the extra money on a bigger
PA. If you have a monster beam already, then no, you won't get better
performance from a new one unless it's even bigger.
73,
Jon
KE9NA
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Jon Ogden
jono@webspun.com
www.qsl.net/ke9na
"A life lived in fear is a life half lived."
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