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"dxAce" wrote in message ... Stinger wrote: "dxAce" wrote in message ... Stinger wrote: This story is posted on Slashdot today: "A ham radio operator in New London, North Carolina correctly copied an 80 meter CW beacon in Wappingers Falls, New York, a distance of 546.8 miles. The kicker is, the beacon station, an Elecraft K1, was putting out 40.6 uW (40.6 millionths of a Watt) -- which works out to 13,467,980 miles per watt!" The story and comments thread is he http://tinyurl.com/3jvgc Pretty cool. -- Stinger Cool? I've done far better than that mileage wise with some HIFER beacons. dxAce Michigan USA No doubt. But the story isn't simply distance, it's that the transmitter was putting out only 40.6 millionths of a Watt and it was copied correctly by a HAM over 540 miles away. Yes, and my point was that I've copied low power (lower power, please read) over a longer distance. Again, your comment is relevant if your "lower power, please read" is equal to or less than 40.6 millionths of a Watt. I'm certainly no expert on HIFER beacons, but I think it's safe to say they broadcast at a significantly higher power than 40.6 MILLIONTHS of a Watt. -- Stinger P.S. -- At the feast of ego, everyone leaves hungry. |
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Stinger wrote: "dxAce" wrote in message ... Stinger wrote: "dxAce" wrote in message ... Stinger wrote: This story is posted on Slashdot today: "A ham radio operator in New London, North Carolina correctly copied an 80 meter CW beacon in Wappingers Falls, New York, a distance of 546.8 miles. The kicker is, the beacon station, an Elecraft K1, was putting out 40.6 uW (40.6 millionths of a Watt) -- which works out to 13,467,980 miles per watt!" The story and comments thread is he http://tinyurl.com/3jvgc Pretty cool. -- Stinger Cool? I've done far better than that mileage wise with some HIFER beacons. dxAce Michigan USA No doubt. But the story isn't simply distance, it's that the transmitter was putting out only 40.6 millionths of a Watt and it was copied correctly by a HAM over 540 miles away. Yes, and my point was that I've copied low power (lower power, please read) over a longer distance. Again, your comment is relevant if your "lower power, please read" is equal to or less than 40.6 millionths of a Watt. I'm certainly no expert on HIFER beacons, but I think it's safe to say they broadcast at a significantly higher power than 40.6 MILLIONTHS of a Watt. I'm not an expert on anything either... I'm just damn good! LOL dxAce Michigan USA |
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dxAce wrote: Stinger wrote: "dxAce" wrote in message ... Stinger wrote: "dxAce" wrote in message ... Stinger wrote: This story is posted on Slashdot today: "A ham radio operator in New London, North Carolina correctly copied an 80 meter CW beacon in Wappingers Falls, New York, a distance of 546.8 miles. The kicker is, the beacon station, an Elecraft K1, was putting out 40.6 uW (40.6 millionths of a Watt) -- which works out to 13,467,980 miles per watt!" The story and comments thread is he http://tinyurl.com/3jvgc Pretty cool. -- Stinger Cool? I've done far better than that mileage wise with some HIFER beacons. dxAce Michigan USA No doubt. But the story isn't simply distance, it's that the transmitter was putting out only 40.6 millionths of a Watt and it was copied correctly by a HAM over 540 miles away. Yes, and my point was that I've copied low power (lower power, please read) over a longer distance. Again, your comment is relevant if your "lower power, please read" is equal to or less than 40.6 millionths of a Watt. I'm certainly no expert on HIFER beacons, but I think it's safe to say they broadcast at a significantly higher power than 40.6 MILLIONTHS of a Watt. I'm not an expert on anything either... I'm just damn good! That obviously tends to **** certain folks off. LOL dxAce Michigan USA |
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