I agree that many people use too much power. But, remember it is not just the output power that counts, it is also affected by the antenna gain. 10W into a dipole is about the same in terms of effective radiated power as 1W into a 12-13 dB gain Yagi.
John WA4WDL -------------------------------------------------- From: "Dean Maluski" <d...@n1ety.com> Sent: Sunday, May 22, 2011 9:45 AM To: "AMSAT-BB" <amsat-bb@amsat.org> Subject: [amsat-bb] AO7-Excess transmit power > Yesterday I was working/listening and waiting AO7 SSB VHF/UHF, One > station was booming in. Call sign intentionally not posted to skip their > possible embarrassment. Midway thru the pass the signals went dead. No > receive at all. If I recall from reading my theory he was likely hitting > bird with 100 watts and used up the batteries in bird. > Am I on track? > Also, last week I was working a 6 land station who was proudly boasting > 100 watts, Yikes, I never use more than 20 watts and my signal makes it > no problem. > > de n1ety > > _______________________________________________ > Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! > Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb > _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
