Re: Topband: WAS on 160 meters in three (3) days

[Sam Morgan <k5oai.sam@gmail.com>]

paulkb8n@aol.com wrote:
> The guy who has the record this year, I believe, is Jim, W5JAW, in five  
> hours!  Incredibly, Jim did this with Low Power to a 12 FOOT VERTICAL  !!!  
> Can anyone top that?! 
>  
that's pretty amazing 'low power' usually means 150w doesn't it?

and if my 13 foot tall 160m antenna is comparable,
that would mean about 1.5% or so efficiency,
so, I'm guessing 150 x 0.015 = 2.25w ERP

can Jim or anyone confirm that?

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GB & 73
K5OAI
Sam Morgan
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