[Amps] 10 DB increase

[Radioal]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "R. Measures" <r at somis.org>
To: "Radioal" <al.dolgosh at hamradio.org>
Cc: <amps at contesting.com>; "Ian White, G3SEK" <g3sek at ifwtech.co.uk>
Sent: Saturday, February 05, 2005 6:39 AM
Subject: Re: [Amps] 10 DB increase


>
> On Feb 4, 2005, at 4:03 PM, Radioal wrote:
>
>> A 10 dB increase in power will be propagated as a 10 dB increase - 
>> regardless of the state of the ionosphere, antennas, locations, etc.
>
> I used to think that this was the case until I sold the original Plywood 
> Box/8170 amplifier.  Even though I had measured the amplifier's 
> voltage-gain as x10 with an oscilloscope (20db power-gain), but on the 
> air,  I measured 20 - 23db with my calibrated S-meter.  Other people with 
> calibrated S-meters reported the same crazy thing.  Others who saw the 
> 23db change said that Stanford (University) Research Institute had 
> observed something similar during their ionospheric heating research 
> project
>
>
> Richard L. Measures, AG6K, 805.386.3734.  www.somis.org
>

The ionosphere is not a parametric amplifier being pumped by solar energy - 
there are some weird theories floating around that have not been proven.

Al - K8EUR