[Elecraft] FSK power

[DOUGLAS ZWIEBEL]

I really thought that someone else would have picked up on this, but
since I haven't seen it yet, here goes.

One post indicated that moving from 50 to 100 watts was "doesn't
matter" but that going from 500 to 1kw, well, "OK."

Hey, both are 3db and the relative change in power for either will be
identical....same as going from 2 watts to 4 watts (that's more within
my domain).

Practically speaking, if the bands are good and you're not in a
pile-up situation, and your signal is not "just at the noise level,"
then yes, 3db "wont matter."

During a contest, where you're all on the same QRG, as is the case in
RY, "louder is better."

de Doug KR2Q