This has certainly been an interesting discussion. Usually this question comes up in asymmetrical situations-- where the op at one end is running QRP power levels and/or using a marginal antenna, and the person on the other end is running power that may be orders of magnitude higher than QRP and a good antenna.
When I worked JM7OLW earier this year on 40m with my KX1 and HF-2V, he was running a KW to a 3 elemnt beam. I sent him an e-mail congratulating him for his accomplishment. I had no trouble copying him, but he sure strained to pull me out of the noise. The way I see it, he did the lion's share of the "work!" 73, Chuck NI0C _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com