[AMRadio] AM Power Obsession

[Todd, KA1KAQ]

On Wed, Jan 25, 2012 at 3:09 PM, Bernie Doran
<qedconsultants at embarqmail.com> wrote:

> Don proposed that we may not be legal, I say I  certainly am. " ye shall use
> only sufficient power to accomplish the desired communicaton."     I desire
> to sound on the receiving end exactly as I sound when standing in front of
> you. And, the received signal should be strong enough to light a small pilot
> lamp.

Pretty much where I'm at now, Bernie. 'Desired' for me is armchair,
natural sounding copy. I put in enough years on CW and SSB digging out
DX and weak signals. While we all try to work the weak ones who break
in to an ongoing QSO, getting a headache regularly doesn't thrill me
anymore.

> I wonder how much  AM activaty there would be, if we did not spend so much
> time on here?     I will be on 3705 or nearby after dark.  73

I've posed the same question numerous times. It seems that, like any
group, there are always a few who will go to great lengths to talk
about it and expend little or no effort actually doing it. Guess the
internet brings them more enjoyment and fulfillment than actually
getting on the air.

Enjoyed working you and the group on 80m last night. Your signal was
40-50db over S9 here in NC. I'm sure I could've heard you at half that
level, but it wouldn't have been nearly as enjoyable or comfortable.
Particularly with the static crashes. Several of the stations that
were 10-20 over were dropping out from time to time due to competition
from the atmosphere.

~ Todd,  KA1KAQ/4