[TowerTalk] Perspectve

[wa4dou@juno.com]

>    About 5 years ago there was an article in the DX magazine 
> comparing 
> antennas and another Sweekstakes example was given where the 
> difference 
> between the 1 KW  and 100W top score was 40%.  On a linear basis 
> that is 
> 4%/dB.  This is a significant difference.   k7gco


  Problem is you're trying to "linearize" a non-linear function. I think
its a pretty poor return on" investment "but thats a topic for another
time. I share James opinion that all would do well to listen to beacons
and develop a keen sense of what constitutes  the differences between
some different power levels. 73 Roy WA4DOU

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