At 03:05 PM 9/6/01 -0600, n4kg@juno.com wrote:
>
>On Thu, 06 Sep 2001 Pete Smith <n4zr@contesting.com> writes:
...
>> Another angle to consider. 1-2 dB better signal may not be
> discernible on
>> any given QSO. But over the course of a 48-hour DX contest, it may
>> mean
>> several dozen more European QRP stations with indoor dipoles in
>> noisy
>> locations get into the log, because those couple of dB can make the
>> difference between your CQ being heard and not.
>>
>> 73, Pete N4ZR
>>
>
>HUH? You mean if 2 dB makes the difference between
>a QRP European hearing YOUR KW or not, do you really
>think YOU will hear HIS 5W? I think you need to
>re-think this argument Pete :-)
Absolutely, Tom -- I live in a quiet country environment, with a
state-of-the-art receiver and directional antennas. My signal-to-noise
ratio is a LOT higher than many of these disadvantaged stations we're
talking about. Sooner or later even a kilowatt becomes inaudible.
I deliberately specified that the difference would be in HIS ability to
hear me, rather than vice versa, because I believe that ultimately, on the
bands we're talking about, ambient noise will be the limiting factor,
rather than the strength of the desired signal.
73, Pete N4ZR
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