Return-Path: Received: from mtain-dc11.r1000.mx.aol.com (mtain-dc11.r1000.mx.aol.com [172.29.64.139]) by air-dd06.mail.aol.com (v127_r1.1) with ESMTP id MAILINDD063-865c4b967eb4217; Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:00:36 -0500 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [193.82.116.20]) by mtain-dc11.r1000.mx.aol.com (Internet Inbound) with ESMTP id AA47838000122; Tue, 9 Mar 2010 12:00:32 -0500 (EST) Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1Np2mQ-0005WR-N7 for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:59:38 +0000 Received: from [193.82.116.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1Np2mQ-0005WI-Bc for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:59:38 +0000 Received: from out1.ip01ir2.opaltelecom.net ([62.24.128.237]) by relay1.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1Np2mO-0003u0-LU for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:59:38 +0000 X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: Av0EACINlktcGOiY/2dsb2JhbACMbQOORXO+XoR5BA X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.49,608,1262563200"; d="scan'208,217";a="304986872" Received: from unknown (HELO xphd97xgq27nyf) ([92.24.232.152]) by out1.ip01ir2.opaltelecom.net with SMTP; 09 Mar 2010 16:59:29 +0000 Message-ID: <000e01cabfa9$e00a9a90$0401a8c0@xphd97xgq27nyf> From: "mal hamilton" To: "rsgb" Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 16:59:25 -0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,HTML_MESSAGE=0.001 Subject: LF: ERP etc Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_000B_01CABFA9.DFBBDE50" X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.8 required=5.0 tests=HTML_30_40,HTML_MESSAGE autolearn=no version=2.63 X-SA-Exim-Scanned: Yes Sender: owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group X-SA-Exim-Rcpt-To: rs_out_1@blacksheep.org X-SA-Exim-Scanned: No; SAEximRunCond expanded to false x-aol-global-disposition: G x-aol-sid: 3039ac1d408b4b967eb077c3 X-AOL-IP: 193.82.116.20 ------=_NextPart_000_000B_01CABFA9.DFBBDE50 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Most LF/MF stns report pwr in Watts and I am not sure whether it is DC= input pwr, output pwr to antenna or what? This is meaningless because of a variety of antennas in use, some litt= le and some large. I thought it was agreed some time back to report pwr as ERP/EIRP as sp= ecified by the licence authority. I specify ERP in a QSO. De G3KEV =20 ------=_NextPart_000_000B_01CABFA9.DFBBDE50 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Most LF/MF stns report pwr in Watts= and I am not=20 sure whether it is DC input pwr, output pwr to antenna or what?=
This is meaningless because of a vari= ety of=20 antennas in use, some little and some large.
I thought it was agreed some time bac= k to report=20 pwr as ERP/EIRP as specified by the licence authority.
I specify ERP in a QSO.
De G3KEV
 
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