[Elecraft] FSK power

[William H. Droeger, Jr.]

Hi folks-  3 db in my qrp world is HUGE.
On Sep 23, 2010, at 7:15 PM, Wes Stewart wrote:

> Well, you know what they say about opinions.
>
> If you're jabbering away with some locals across town they might  
> never know the difference. But three dB can make a difference,  
> especially on RTTY and in contests.
>
> Try telling a contester that the Kilobucks he just spent to stack  
> another Yagi on his tower was a waste of money.
>
> --- On Thu, 9/23/10, Ray Sills <raysills at comcast.net> wrote:
>
>
>> The difference in power between 50
>> watts and 100 watts is essentially
>> insignificant.  If you can't work 'em at 50 watts with
>> the antenna
>> you have... 100 watts ain't gonna make the
>> difference.  Period.   500
>> watts... 1KW.. OK.. maybe that'll help.
>>
>> Just because the rig can "take it"... the extra power and
>> dissipated
>> heat is just wasted.
>>
>> My opinion.
>>
>> 73 de Ray
>> K2ULR
>> FN20kg
>> Warrington, PA
>
>
>
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