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Re: KPA500 - just 500 watts?

Posted by W0FK on Jan 25, 2011; 6:54pm
URL: http://elecraft.85.s1.nabble.com/KPA500-just-500-watts-tp5959017p5960029.html

In a pileup, you want to work the target station. Everone is bunched up over the listening range of the DX station, which is sometimes one frequency plus or minus a fraction of a KHz. In that situation, you want to get the contact and regard for others in the pileup plays little role.

Most hams will put up the best antenna they can. After that, the limiting factors are (1) propogation (it is what it is when you are hearing the target and want to try and work it), (2) operating skill (something to acquire and constantly improve), (3) luck (truly being in the right place at the right time) and (4) signal strength on the receiving end (in that situation, every watt counts to some extent).

Sometimes, barefoot does it. Othertimes, a KW doesn't. A good analogy is entering a knife fight with your bare hands. You might win, but then again....

I'll take the availability of legal limit any day when I head into a pileup.    

Lou, W0FK


John Ragle wrote
My reaction to your question is "who cares?" Your response indicates
your lack of regard for the others who must share spectrum space with you.

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On 1/25/2011 11:59 AM, briana wrote:
> John,
>
> Fine in theory.  Now tell me the power level I need to crack any given
> pileup in a reasonable amount of time and I'll use it.

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