[TenTec] It's "Only" 1.7 dB

[al_lorona@agilent.com]

As a QRP aficionado, I am inclined to agree that 1.7 dB isn't a big enough
difference to worry about, but I suppose there could be reasons why it would
be important to someone.

Perhaps a person has 1.7 dB of loss in his coax and, psychologically
speaking, making it up with more power helps one feel better about his
system.

I have heard people who find themselves frequently working in weak signal
conditions at or below the noise level say that in those cases 1 or 2 dB
makes a lot of difference.

I'm actually still undecided on this issue.

Let's pose it this way: if 1.7 dB isn't enough to get upset about, would you
accept with the same nonchanlance a general *decrease* of 1.7 dB (down to 67
Watts) in the maximum output power from the new Orion?

Al  W6LX


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Caitlyn Martin [mailto:caitlynmaire@earthlink.net] 
> Sent: Monday, 18 March 2002 8:24 AM
> To: Gord Hamilton ve7on
> Cc: TenTec@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Orion
> 
> 
> On Sun, 17 Mar 2002 10:43:02 -0800
> "Gord Hamilton ve7on" <ghamilto@direct.ca> wrote:
> 
> > I feel Ten-Tec is on the right track with their looks and 
> performance
> > goals but please make the radio deliver 150 watts to the 
> antenna.  If
> > the rig is only 100 watts I might buy one.  If it is 150 
> watts I WILL
> > buy one.
> 
> The 50% increase in power representes all of about 1.4db, or a barely
> noticable increase in signal strength.  It won't even show up on an
> S-meter.  Why is the extra 50 watts so important?  I really don't get
> it.
> 
> 73,
> Caity
> KU4QD
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