At 09:53 AM 12/11/2009 -1000, you wrote: >A good article on the value of a DB is an old timer in QST I think it was, >Station design for DX >I guarantee you that if you improve your station by 1Db or more you will >tell the difference, have done it and it works. A whole new layer of DX >opens up for every DB you can find. >I see comments all the time that lossy feedlines or matching or this and >that >only costs a couple DB and you cant hear that. Amen I dont hear you in >the pile ups.
I bet the number of weak signal contacts have increased ... not because of increased power or improved receivers ... but because of the online service of QRZ.com hi hi I wonder how many DB they add. Many stations know my name and qth before I send it! Jim, VE3CI ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
