[Elecraft] settle a distpute with the KX1

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In a message dated 10/8/2005 12:49:46 PM US Mountain Standard Time,  
g4icv at arrl.net writes:

On  Saturday 08 October 2005 19:07, mc wrote:
> Need some help in settling  dispute, please bring some cold beer on this 
one.
> 
> Using our  KX1 with a 2 watt output with a antenna with an advertised gain 
of 
>  2.6 db. Will a 2.6 db gain give us an output be an effectively 3.8 watts.  

2.6 dB = 0.26 B
10 ^ 0.26 = 1.82
1.82 * 2 = 3.64 W

Ian,  G4ICV, AB2GR, K2  #4962
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Well, I'm too lazy to do the math, but 3 db is a double in power--the scale  
is logrithmic, so 2.6 db should be damn close to 3.64 watts--certainly close  
enough to not make a hoot of difference between that and what 3 db would  do.  
I'm probably not going to win anything here, but Brit beer is so good,  I 
just had to chime in!!!!
 
Dave W7AQK