[Milsurplus] TCS Question

[WF2U]

Yes, I would and I do all the time!

 If conditions are good, I use the GRC-9, BC-1306, GRC-109, TCS or the
Wireless Set 19 at 12-20 W. If my signal is marginal at best, I'll use the
GRC-19 (T-195 transmitter/R-392 receiver) at 100 W. Only if the 100 W
transmitter doesn't hack it, I can fall back on to  the T-368 transmitter
(400 W).
During some old military radio nets, I copy stations using 10-20 W from New
England and Canada, like gangbusters,  here in northwestern South Carolina.
Similarly,  if I'm just chatting with someone on SSB using the ricebox and I
can be heard without strain and/or fatique, I won't turn the kilowatt linear
amp on for 10 dB gain.
It's all a matter of comfortable signal to noise ratio at the receiving end.

73, Meir WF2U
Landrum, SC

-----Original Message-----

From: "Ray Fantini" <RAFANTINI@salisbury.edu>
To: <milsurplus@mailman.qth.net>
Subject: [Milsurplus] More TCS

> although I do not think I can reach the goal of =
>twenty five watts of AM phone if I did that would be a doubling of power =
>from the twelve watts or so the radio normally produces, that's 3 Db, in =
>retrospect would you decrease by half the power of your transmitters and =
>run them that way? after all its only 3 Db.