[OKDXA] On Power...

[John Geiger]

What is the difference in antenna situation between you and your friend?

73 John AF5CC

On Wed, Apr 13, 2022 at 12:41 PM Ray Armstrong via OKDXA <
okdxa at mailman.qth.net> wrote:

> As for myself, it depends upon conditions, propagation and simply how bad
> I want the contact. I have a friend who lives in the country, has seldom
> any RF , he can work a station with 100 watts , most of the time to work
> the same station I’d have to run some power
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Apr 13, 2022, at 10:53 AM, John Geiger <af5cc2 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > I don't have an amp so that is an easy decision for me.
> >
> > 73 John AF5CC
> >
> >> On Wed, Apr 13, 2022 at 10:21 AM Kim Elmore <cw_de_n5op at sbcglobal.net>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> I've a question for the group: how often do you QRO for a DX contact vs
> >> the usually 100 W? I tend to try 100 W first and if I'm clearly making
> >> no progress, I'll run QRO (except for 30 m). Am I being a masochist? Do
> >> those of you with almiost all of 'em worked simply turn on the amp when
> >> you turn on the rig and run full smoke all the time, or do you pick and
> >> choose?
> >>
> >> 73,
> >>
> >> Kim N5OP
> >>
> >> --
> >> Kim Elmore, Ph
> >>
> >> Kim Elmore, Ph.D. (Adj. Assoc. Prof., OU School of Meteorology, CCM, PP
> >> SEL/MEL/Glider, UAS, N5OP, 2nd Class Radiotelegraph, GROL)
> >>
> >> /“I occasionally play works by contemporary composers and for two
> >> reasons. First to discourage the composer from writing any more and
> >> secondly to remind myself how much I appreciate Beethoven." – Jascha
> >> Heifetz/
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