Again, It would be an S1 signal above a s9/30db level noise - a barely perceivable difference. You would have to go from 100 to ~ 6,400 watts to get an S3 signal above that noise level. bob...w2ami www.qrz.com/callsign/w2ami
----- Original Message ----- From: "George Pritchard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Discussion of AM Radio'" <amradio@mailman.qth.net> Sent: Monday, September 27, 2004 9:38 AM Subject: RE: [AMRadio] WTB SB-220 > When the interference is also at 30 over S9(even if it's static crashes) a > 36 dB over signal using the 400 watts helps. First put up the best ant... > Then crank-it with juice!!! > George AB2KC > 1KW 4X1 lives > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of RJ Mattson > Sent: Monday, September 27, 2004 9:27 AM > To: Discussion of AM Radio > Subject: Re: [AMRadio] WTB SB-220 > > > No matter what the spin, 100 to 400 watts is only 1 s-unit > and barely perceptible at the receiver. > A 30db/s9 signal is from a good antenna not from > 100 or 400 watts. > bob...w2ami > www.qrz.com/callsign/w2ami > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jim Candela" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <amradio@mailman.qth.net> > Sent: Sunday, September 26, 2004 10:47 PM > Subject: Re: [AMRadio] WTB SB-220 > > > > Hmmm, the boys on 3878 are running 1500 watts pep plus > > on USB, and there is a 100 watt AM'er calling CQ on > > 3880. How much of an antenna would the AM'er need to > > overcome the S/N ratio? I think Astabula Bill, W8VYZ > > says it all: > > > > http://www.amwindow.org/audio/mov/w8vyz.mov > > > > Ever hear Bill running 100 watts? When Bill and Less > > K6HQI (sk) were regulars on 14286 they had to run > > heavy iron to hold the frequency. A 100 watt rig was > > seldom heard whereas a 500 watt rig (that 6db again) > > was often armchair copy, and sometimes often drive the > > QRM away. > > > > Regards, > > Jim > > > > RJ Mattson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > If you can't get out consistantly with a Viking II, > > you need an antenna - > > not an amp. > > bob...w2ami > > www.qrz.com/callsign/w2ami > > > ______________________________________________________________ > AMRadio mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html > Post: mailto:AMRadio@mailman.qth.net > > ______________________________________________________________ > AMRadio mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html > Post: mailto:AMRadio@mailman.qth.net >
