[CQ-Contest] Radio Laws of Propagation....Have they been re-invented?

[Zack Widup]

Yes, good point, Paul. I was just indicating that he wasn't sending 42
in the contest.

73, Zack W9SZ

On 2/27/14, Paul O'Kane <pokane at ei5di.com> wrote:
>> I just checked my logs. I worked KP4KE on three bands. On all three
>> bands he sent me the power level of 100.
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> Hello Zack,
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> Whether he says he was running 42 watts or 100 watts makes
> no difference.  The charge is that he was louder than other
> stations running 1500 watts.
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> The issue is - how much power was he actually running and,
> if it was more than 150 watts, why did he not enter the HP
> section?
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>> compare, for Saturday February 15,
>> 2014, the signal levels of KP4KE (42 watts) and NP2P (1.5KW) especially
>> on the low bands. Antennas on the low band are essentially the same.
>> KP4KE claims (3830 report) that has a dipole at 60' on 80 and so does
>> NP2P. (NP2P is 65 feet ABG.  He claims on 40 meters a delta loop at 70'
>> and NP2P has a dipole at 65 feet.  Now do you know how his claim of 42
>> watts to these antennas can outperform similar antennas into the
>> mainland locations against a station that is running (NP2P) 1500 watts?
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> 73,
> Paul EI5DI
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