[NLRS] 10 GHz Rain Scatter Question

[Glen Overby]

Bruce in Seattle wrote:
> Now I think I remember why we didn't try it when we all were 10mw--it
> would have been like looking through pin-hole lenses in a cave.
> (Someone, help me with another analogy here :-) )  But I think players
> SHOULD try with 10mw when the other stations have 2w or more. Sure, they
> may not hear you.  But they might. And you will hear them and peak up on
> the brightest specular highlight on the rain you are commonly
> illuminating.

I believe I had the opposite experience this winter.  I worked W9FZ on snow
scatter from home.  Bruce reported that my signal (8W) was loud, while his
(2W) wasn't moving my S meter, but was quite copyable on CW.  Then I tried
working K0SHF (2W) who also heard me at S9+, but who I maybe heard one blip.
It sure seemed like my 8W was making the difference.

Glen