True ... although noise doesn't care when or where you put your signal,
and 1 dB can sometimes make a valuable difference if you happen to be
right at the level of the mud.
And, of course, there is always the possibility that the folks you're
competing against are just as adroit in signal placement as you are. If
there are enough of them 1 dB could matter then as well.
73,
Dave AB7E
On 4/30/2020 12:12 PM, n6sj@earthlink.net wrote:
Great discussion!
But personally, I think on CW your timing (call early, call late), keying
speed (call faster, call slower), and placement of your signal in the
receiver's passband (call high, call low) will all have a much bigger effect
on being noticed and answered than a 1dB increase in RF signal power.
On SSB your timing, mic equalization, enunciation, and inherent voice timbre
will similarly swamp a 1dB power increase.
73,
Steve
N6SJ
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