Topband: Demo of the value of one dB and the cost of sending too fast

[James Rodenkirch]

Bill - I am uncertain, based on your reply below, whether you are a proponent of worrying about 1 db or not.......so, from a 100% QRP op's perspective, saving 1 db, i.e., delivering 1 more db to the antenna, IS important ---- that 1 db can be the difference 'tween being heard above the noise, or not.

72/71.5 de Jim R. K9JWV

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From: Topband <topband-bounces at contesting.com> on behalf of Bill Cromwell <wrcromwell at gmail.com>
Sent: Friday, February 26, 2016 5:58 AM
To: topband at contesting.com
Subject: Re: Topband: Demo of the value of one dB and the cost of sending too fast

Hi,

Doubling the power output translates to less than one "S-unit" at a
distant receiver. Maybe most of those hams who preach otherwise ahve
less interest in weak signals. That is a matter of personal interest and
personal taste. Don't forget that all of this applies on receive, too.

There is not much chance for me to work DX with antennas that will fit
the space I have available and the power levels I use. I'm happy to work
in the region where I live. But I can hear those DX stations. A peeve of
mine is the 'alligator' station - all mouth and no ears. Mine is the
opposite. We aren't going to work them if we can't hear them regardless
of fill legal power output (or more) and huge antenna arrays.

73,

Bill  KU8H


On 02/26/2016 07:35 AM, Mike Waters wrote:
>> - its well worth the effort to improve your signal by as little as one dB
>>
> It certainly is! This is quite interesting.
>
> How many hams have we heard over the years preaching otherwise? "But it's
> ONLY a fraction of an S-unit!".
>
> 73, Mike
> www.w0btu.com
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