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

[Chortek, Robert L.]

> I agree - I am far more limited by what I can "not" hear than I am by those who can't hear me (though that could use considerable improvement too).


> So, while I would like to be 1 db louder and hear 1 db better if I had to pick only one, it would be to hear 1 db better!!!!

No contest!!!
> 
> 73,
> 
> Bob AA6VB
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
>>> 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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