Thread: Yaesu FT-817ND
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Old September 30th 05, 02:00 AM
Bob Nielsen
 
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On Thu, 29 Sep 2005 20:19:58 -0500, Buther Boy wrote:

Hi, anyone here use this radio for DXing? I recognize that it is a
QRP rig, and just wonder what the main difference is between 5 and 100
watts. 1 S unit? 2?

Thanks.

Buther Boy


That is a factor of 20, which is 13 dB. Although most (all) receivers are
somewhat nonlinear in dB/S-unit, 5-6 dB is a commonly-accepted value, so a
little more than 2 S-units is to be expected (YMMV).

Bob, N7XY