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Default For all you hams who are boaters...

"ACP" wrote in
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Yes, but isn't increasing the input power from 1KW to 6KW, disregarding
inefficiencies, only about 8dB signal increase?



Yep. An 1KW is only 10 db above 100 watts and 20 db above 10 watts.....

8 db is a lot if it's 6 db above the NOISE FLOOR....(c;

Power is STILL our friend....Ask WSB, etc.



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