One additional consideration not mentioned so far is the QRN situation
at the DX end. When the noise is S5-6+ at the DX station, a few db can
make the difference for making the Q or not. Same for QRN levels the EU
guys and some DXpeditions have. Many times I can hear them fine, but
they can't hear me (QRO & 4 elements @ 100') over their QRN/QRM.
Again, the ERP does count and it can come from better yagis, taller
towers, stacks, or amps. Then subtract the losses. A coax upgrade for
3db is much cheaper than a 5 element monoband owa, doubling amp power, a
tiny fraction of the cost of 30' more tower, and insignificant vs a
second yagi in a stack.
Grant KZ1W
On 2/19/2015 7:05 AM, Richard Solomon wrote:
Your premise might be valid if you were the only DX'er
in the area, but when you have the competition that we
had on the East Coast, then my statements, while not
based on true scientific data, still are valid.
The truth is in the pudding ...
73, Dick, W1KSZ
On Thu, Feb 19, 2015 at 8:01 AM, Courtney Judd <k4wi@k4wi.net> wrote:
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