I control gain via the RF gain control. If a strong station pops on, I
filters to show just that station... I can operate with a station one
> Use of more power than necessary is likely to bother someone who is using
> the same frequency in a different locale.
> There seems to be a large majority of digital modes operators that object to
> the use of high power.
> The reason seems to be that they have been taught to use a wide receiver in
> combination with a sound card, so as to get a panoramic view including other
> stations. This lets a strong nearby station control the agc, and affects
> reception of stations on a range of frequencies. This negates the dearly
> paid for capability of our Elecraft radios, which we bought in part because
> they can eliminate the influence of strong nearby signals. Sure, the ease
> and cheapness of getting on digital modes with just a soundcard and a wide
> receiver helps bring many into the hobby. The large majority of digital
> users that use such a setup do benefit if every station is equally strong,
> so that agc never makes a gain adjustment (or manual rf gain never needs to
> change). However, that goal will never be reached, as common natural causes
> will affect signal strength even more than the difference between a a 30W
> station and a 1500W station. The operator that has a separate panadapter
> like the P3 that is independent of the radio selectivity and agc system, or
> an SDR radio that knows to take agc from one station at a time, needs not
> have any problem with high-powered stations nearby. The many op's that look
> down on high power operation for certain digital modes are in effect saying:
> Don't make this hobby into an unfair competition by giving an advantage to
> those that spend on their setup beyond the cheap, wide ssb rig plus
> soundcard. This is opposite to what applies to traditional modes. It goes
> against the natural pursuit of higher performance through improvement of
> equipment (at a price). Maybe it is wise to let these anti-progress kids
> have their sandbox undisturbed. There is much to be said for allowing
> different sub-hobbies for different tastes and pocketbooks. But getting
> there would be easier accomplished if the proponents would admit their
> motives and stop implying that communication with certain modes doesn't get
> better with higher power, like happens with any other modes.
>
> 73,
> Erik K7TV
>
>
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