Another way to look at it is that 10 watts is 10 dB (about 1.5 S-units) below 100 watts.
That's enough to make a difference, but not a huge difference in who you can work and when, especially on CW. SSB is perhaps a little more of a challenge, but that might be because I'm a CW op too and only get on SSB on rare occasions. Were I faced with that choice, I'd go for the 10 watt rig with more potential for expansion and performance than the 100 watt rig. Ron AC7AC -----Original Message----- So, assuming it is one or the other, which do you think would be a better choice for a CW operator who is mostly an east-coast rag chewer with occasional DX chasing and light duty contesting? I'm leaning toward the K3/10 since it can eventually be upgraded to 100 watts, but I wonder if 10 watts (3 dB more than QRP) is enough to keep me happy for a year or so. - Keith N1AS - _______________________________________________ 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
