Exactly right Bob, and there is a-l-w-a-y-s somewhere on the
planet where you are S1 ( I am S1 in more places than
most!), which is why ( especially in contests) that every dB
counts.
The more interesting question is: how much more every dB in
the antenna matters compared to say the PA or the rx front
end. I think we all know that it's quite a lot.
73
Clive
GW3NJW
-----Original Message-----
From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com
[mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com]On Behalf Of Bob
Maser
Sent: 30 May 2007 02:26
To: David Gilbert; WA3GIN in Alex. City, VA; TowerTalk
Cc: CADXA
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] One DB
1 db when you're already 40 over 9 makes no difference. If
you're only S1
then 1 db is valuable. It's the ratio that matters.
Bob W6TR
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Gilbert" <xdavid@cis-broadband.com>
To: "WA3GIN in Alex. City, VA" <wa3gin@comcast.net>;
"TowerTalk"
<towertalk@contesting.com>
Cc: "CADXA" <CADXA@LISTSERV.TEMPE.GOV>
Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 10:18 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] One DB
>
>
> None of that has anything to do with my posting. I only
referred to the
> original question posted here a couple of weeks ago (by
someone whose
> call I've since forgotten), which was "what is an
additional one db of
> forward antenna gain worth"? Turn on your own receiver
and play with
> the knobs if you want to check out those other things. I
just didn't
> think it was as easy for everyone to find stepped-level
S/N's for
> comparison when I decided to create the file.
>
> Dave AB7E
>
>
>
> WA3GIN in Alex. City, VA wrote:
>> Yes, I agree but it is more real world than MP3
files...at least we have
>> the
>> chance to hear the effect of receiver
selectivity/sensitivity, receive
>> antenna characteristics as well as receiver AGC, etc.
>>
>> 73,
>> dave
>> wa3gin@COMCAST.NET
>>
>>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com
>> [mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of
James C. Garland
>> Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 8:19 PM
>> To: towertalk@contesting.com
>> Cc: towertalk@contesting.com
>> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] One DB
>>
>> Hi Dave, I don't see why his test is flawed. Seems
pretty creative
>> to me. Your suggestion probably woudn't yield consistent
results
>> because of QSB.
>>
>> Jim W8ZR
>>
>> At 05:57 PM 5/29/2007, you wrote:
>>
>>> I think your efforts should be rewarded but the test is
flawed.
>>>
>>> Try using QRP and an attenuator. Get a distant station
to record the
>>> two
>>> transmissions...one with and one without the 1db
attenuator in the
>>> output.
>>>
>>> 73,
>>> dave
>>> wa3gin@COMCAST.NET
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com
>>> [mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of
David Gilbert
>>> Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 7:19 PM
>>> To: Bob Houf at Comcast; CADXA; TowerTalk; Brian
MacHunter
>>> Subject: [TowerTalk] One DB
>>>
>>>
>>> Someone on the Towertalk reflector recently asked
whether an additional
>>> one db of antenna gain was worth pursuing. The answer,
of course, was
>>> that it all depends...
>>>
>>>
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>> *************************
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>> Santa Fe, NM
>> www.w8zr.net
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