> I agree - I am far more limited by what I can "not" hear than I am by those > who can't hear me (though that could use considerable improvement too).
> So, while I would like to be 1 db louder and hear 1 db better if I had to > pick only one, it would be to hear 1 db better!!!! No contest!!! > > 73, > > Bob AA6VB > > Sent from my iPhone >>> From: Topband <topband-boun...@contesting.com> on behalf of Bill Cromwell >>> <wrcromw...@gmail.com> >>> Sent: Friday, February 26, 2016 5:58 AM >>> To: topband@contesting.com >>> Subject: Re: Topband: Demo of the value of one dB and the cost of sending >>> too fast >>> >>> Hi, >>> >>> Doubling the power output translates to less than one "S-unit" at a >>> distant receiver. Maybe most of those hams who preach otherwise ahve >>> less interest in weak signals. That is a matter of personal interest and >>> personal taste. Don't forget that all of this applies on receive, too. >>> >>> There is not much chance for me to work DX with antennas that will fit >>> the space I have available and the power levels I use. I'm happy to work >>> in the region where I live. But I can hear those DX stations. A peeve of >>> mine is the 'alligator' station - all mouth and no ears. Mine is the >>> opposite. We aren't going to work them if we can't hear them regardless >>> of fill legal power output (or more) and huge antenna arrays. >>> >>> 73, >>> >>> Bill KU8H >>> >>> >>> On 02/26/2016 07:35 AM, Mike Waters wrote: >>>>> - its well worth the effort to improve your signal by as little as one dB >>>> It certainly is! This is quite interesting. >>>> >>>> How many hams have we heard over the years preaching otherwise? "But it's >>>> ONLY a fraction of an S-unit!". >>>> >>>> 73, Mike >>>> www.w0btu.com >>>> _________________ >>>> Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband >>> >>> _________________ >>> Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband >>> _________________ >>> Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband