>
>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.
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