[TowerTalk] perspective

[K3BU@aol.com]

In a message dated 7/19/2000 7:49:54 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
wa4dou@juno.com writes:

> A db is a db whether you're talking about a signal that is S-9+ or if
>  you're talking about a signal in the noise. The apparent change is no
>  different at either end of the scale. I db rarely if ever makes a signal
>  readable if it was not so before. 1 db NEVER produces a 5 db change at
>  the other end. 73 Roy WA4DOU

Let me try some analogy:
You are sitting at the lakeshore, throwing meatballs into the lake. Those 
that do not make it into the water will not create waves and propagate your 
"meatball signals". Those that are 1 dB stronger and make it into the water 
will create the waves and propagate the signal. 

Yuri


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