[Elecraft] Max power for JT9 with K3S 100?

[Rick NK7I]

Yes it matters.  The short version is that your receiving ability may exceed that of the other stations noise floor. 

Just because my noise floor is generally -130 or quieter doesn’t mean their noise is equally quiet.   If they can’t reduce noise further, you need to present more signal.

With my quiet environment I base my output power on the signal I receive, if loud, low output; if weak, ramp it up.  

Rick NK7I

Smell Czech corruptions are inevitable

> On Apr 5, 2020, at 6:09 AM, brianchapnick at rogers.com wrote:
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> My only rig is a kx3 so I have no experience at high power. With digital modes, does it matter at the receiving end whether the signal is -15db or 1db? Will not both signals be decoded the same way?  With high power is it your practice to start with lower levels and work your way up or do you go for broke from the start? I understand the advantage of higher power with modes that you actually have to use your ears to make sense of things.
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> Brian VE3GMZ 
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