[Amps] 10 DB increase

[TexasRF at aol.com]

Here is another weird theory:
 
The ionosphere is not like a length coaxial cable with fixed and  predictable 
loss; there are fluctuations in the loss that are not fixed and  predictable.
 
If we make a test like this and the gain comes out to be 17 dB then we  
immediately throw that result out. It is much harder to discard that 23 dB  result 
for some reason. I guess we are basically optimists?
 
73/K5GW