[Amps] new amp race

[Alek Petkovic]

Agreed.

When K0IR and co went to VP8 (South Orkney) they did it ultra lite 
style, without amps. From VK6 to there, is among the most difficult 
paths in the world. That one is one of the last two I need for Number 1 
Honour Roll.

We could just about hear them here on CW but not enough to work. We have 
amplifiers, so they would have heard us and with another 10dB coming 
from their end, we would have been able to hear them acknowledging us in 
the pileups.

Ah, that's DX.

Alek. VK6APK


On 22/05/2017 1:04 AM, w8hw at comcast.net wrote:
> You say -- The biggest amp in the world won't help your reception.
>
> I say -- Yes it can HOW? By asking the OTHER guy to turn on HIS amp.
>
> QRP is fun only when it is a choice for both sides of the QSO.
>
> 73, Bruce, W8HW
> =================================
>
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Bill Turner
> Sent: Sunday, May 21, 2017 00:27
> To: Amps group
> Subject: Re: [Amps] new amp race
>
> ------------ ORIGINAL MESSAGE ------------(may be snipped)
>
> On Sun, 21 May 2017 03:23:17 +0000 (UTC), Catherine wrote:
>
>> I'd blame this more on sunspot lows than egos.  Egos have always been 
>> with us, but
>> we are seeing unprecedented poor solar conditions.
>
> REPLY:
>
> The answer to low sunspots is not a bigger amplifier, it's a bigger
> antenna. The biggest amp in the world won't help your reception.
>
> 73, Bill W6WRT
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