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January 6th 05, 12:28 AM
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Ham Operator Sets New Miles-Per-Watt World Record
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 |
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January 6th 05, 12:32 AM
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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 |
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January 6th 05, 12:52 AM
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"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. Relax -- I'm still trying to hear Diego Garcia, and I very much appreciate your alerting me when they're broadcasting. Sooner or later, I'm going to bag 'em. -- Stinger |
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January 6th 05, 01:31 AM
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"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 HIFERS tend to be rated at far more than one watt. (From the FWIW Department) -- Steve Lawrence KAØPMD Burnsville, Minnesota "If a man wants his dreams to come true then he must wake up." - Anonymous |
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January 6th 05, 02:00 AM
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Stephen M.H. Lawrence 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 HIFERS tend to be rated at far more than one watt Are they as powerful as the Ace's ego? THAT reaches around the globe! mike |
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January 6th 05, 04:24 AM
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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. Relax -- I'm still trying to hear Diego Garcia, and I very much appreciate your alerting me when they're broadcasting. Sooner or later, I'm going to bag 'em. -- Stinger |
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January 6th 05, 04:25 AM
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"Stephen M.H. Lawrence" 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 HIFERS tend to be rated at far more than one watt. Not true... FWIW (From the FWIW Department) -- Steve Lawrence KAØPMD Burnsville, Minnesota "If a man wants his dreams to come true then he must wake up." - Anonymous |
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January 6th 05, 04:29 AM
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m II wrote: Stephen M.H. Lawrence 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 HIFERS tend to be rated at far more than one watt Are they as powerful as the Ace's ego? THAT reaches around the globe! I'd be willing to compare my stats with yours any day of the week 'tard.... Want to take me on? dxAce Michigan USA mike |
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#9
January 6th 05, 02:16 PM
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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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January 6th 05, 02:48 PM
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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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