[Elecraft] K3 power out - key down

[Dr. William J. Schmidt, II]

Have you ever listened to the interviews of the Indy car drivers after a
race?  Do they say: "I wish I had a less powerful engine to make it a more
challenging race."?

I'm on the DX end a lot these days, and I always find myself stopping a
pileup to ask if there are any 10 watt or less stations calling.  The
response I get is usually three QRP stations responding (which I eventually
work after 10 minutes of additional instruction to much louder stations)
buried by 100's of QRO stations with massive antenna arrays.

Tough to win!


Dr. William J. Schmidt - K9HZ / J68HZ/ 8P6HK/ ZF2HZ/ PJ4HZ/ VP5HZ
 
Owner - Operator
Big Signal Ranch - NA-QRO Club
Staunton, Illinois
 
email:  bill at wjschmidt.com

-----Original Message-----
From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Wes
(N7WS)
Sent: Sunday, July 20, 2014 9:05 AM
To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 power out - key down

The problem with this is, if everyone else is as misguided, then they are 
transmitting with ten watts too. So their signals are 10 to 20+ dB weaker
than 
with higher power, hence there are fewer stations to work, ie. less DX.

Furthermore, with more power, faster modes of communicating are possible.
More 
stations can make QSOs in a given time, which can actually *lower* the total
QRM 
level.

Of course, all of this is from a DXer's perspective.  If watching paint dry
is 
your thing then stick with QRP.

Wes  N7WS




On 7/19/2014 8:07 PM, Bill Turner wrote:
> ORIGINAL MESSAGE:          (may be snipped)
>
> On 7/19/2014 5:44 PM, Gerald Manthey wrote:
>>   and I work the world on 10 watts.
>
> REPLY:
>
> I encourage the Geralds of the world to continue with their ten watts.
>
> Makes DXing easier for the rest of us. :-)
>
> 73, Bill W6WRT

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