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Kf4gyp
Junior Member
Username: Kf4gyp
Post Number: 26
Registered: 11-2009
| | Posted on Sunday, December 18, 2011 - 1:10 pm: | 
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I have noticed that there are alot of mobiles and base stations that can produce huge amounts of power but the real operators use 1 watt or less to talk around the (block- the world) and are crazy about signal to noise/micro volt & band width abilities of recievers as well as antenna efficiencies and abilities.
73 Ray/Hawk-Eye
DE KF4GYP
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Jon666
Intermediate Member
Username: Jon666
Post Number: 455
Registered: 11-2003
| | Posted on Sunday, December 18, 2011 - 5:39 pm: |
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and your point is
what don't kill you makes you stronger
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Starface
Senior Member
Username: Starface
Post Number: 3097
Registered: 1-2005
| | Posted on Monday, December 19, 2011 - 6:31 am: |
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His point is low power works just as well as high power if the propagation is good.
In other words low or high power, if the propagation isn't there any amount of power you use isn't going to get you anywhere.
My self on HF ( Ham ) Run under 100 watts or 100 watts to the max. nothing over 100 watts. and even then again no propagation nothing hear or to be heard. |
Jon666
Intermediate Member
Username: Jon666
Post Number: 457
Registered: 11-2003
| | Posted on Monday, December 19, 2011 - 7:02 am: |
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i understand. but 1 watt. swinging to what 200 or so
what don't kill you makes you stronger
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Tech237
Moderator
Username: Tech237
Post Number: 1507
Registered: 4-2004
| | Posted on Monday, December 19, 2011 - 8:50 am: |
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No 1w staying at 1w. As I have said before years back I worked MIR on 2m using a 1W handheld with a rubber duck antenna,beating out a guy 400 uyards from me whgo was running 400w, and can regularly work the Space Station using 5w a half-wave antenna, while mobile along I5 between Salem and Portland.
Tech237
N7AUS
God made me an athiest, who are you to question his wisdom?
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Jon666
Intermediate Member
Username: Jon666
Post Number: 458
Registered: 11-2003
| | Posted on Monday, December 19, 2011 - 5:55 pm: |
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that's cool. i don't run any power either.
was just curious
what don't kill you makes you stronger
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Allagator
Advanced Member
Username: Allagator
Post Number: 845
Registered: 9-2002
| | Posted on Sunday, January 29, 2012 - 12:30 am: |
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i run qrp on almost all bands but 10 and 6
ive never had a problem ! lol
CEF 115 / CEF HAM 290 /KC9OKX
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Moonraker
Intermediate Member
Username: Moonraker
Post Number: 307
Registered: 3-2005
| | Posted on Sunday, January 29, 2012 - 9:14 am: |
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Anyone else notice the big tube he's holding in his avatar? 
I don't use more power than I need but I usually need it all when the other locals are dxing. Running 1kw is like bringing a knife to a gun fight around here. |
