[CQ-Contest] Low Power vs High Power
Jim Brown
k9yc at audiosystemsgroup.com
Thu Jun 4 13:12:27 EDT 2015
On Thu,6/4/2015 5:51 AM, Ed Sawyer wrote:
> Did anybody else feel like VY2ZM sounded "a tad light" this weekend when
> called? Did anyone hear me for the first time this contest season and say -
> wow - that's louder than I have ever heard Ed?
Hi Ed,
It's important to remember that antenna directivity and band conditions
can affect signal strength far more than the 10 dB difference between
150W and 1500W. When I'm working east coast stations, who are almost
always pointed their beams to EU, they're mostly weak. Likewise, when I
work KH6, VK, or ZL, I'm usually pointed to EU, so they're weak. If I'm
using my SteppIR on the band in question, I can reverse it if necessary.
73, Jim K9YC
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