Return-Path: Received: (qmail 17960 invoked from network); 18 May 2000 08:54:37 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO post.thorcom.com) (212.172.148.70) by bells.core.plus.net.uk with SMTP; 18 May 2000 08:54:37 -0000 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 3.02 #1) id 12sLyb-0002jU-00 for rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org; Thu, 18 May 2000 09:48:17 +0100 Received: from mserv1c.u-net.net ([195.102.240.33]) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 3.02 #1) id 12sLya-0002jP-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Thu, 18 May 2000 09:48:16 +0100 Received: from rsgb.u-net.com ([195.102.80.225] helo=rsgb.org.uk) by mserv1c.u-net.net with esmtp (Exim 2.10 #35) id 12sLxm-0004j8-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Thu, 18 May 2000 09:47:26 +0100 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Received: from miked by rsgb.org.uk with SMTP (MDaemon.v2.8.7.4.R) for ; Thu, 18 May 2000 09:35:25 +0100 From: "Mike Dennison" X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Date: Thu, 18 May 2000 09:35:24 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Subject: Re: LF: Puckeridge Decca station - Big & small antennas In-reply-to: <30.5388539.265431a7@aol.com> X-Mailer: Pegasus Mail for Win32 (v3.11) X-MDaemon-Deliver-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Return-Path: miked@mail.rsgbhq Message-ID: Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group Sender: > How will you be determining effective radiated power? Isn't ERP pretty > much _defined_ in terms of field strength? > > 73, > John KD4IDY > Of course. But the reason for doing such experiments is that, believe it or not, there are those who argue that 1W ERP from a bigger antenna is better than 1W ERP from a smaller one. Mike Dennison, G3XDV Publications Manager * RadCom * Ham Radio Today * GB2RS News * * RSGB Books and CDs * Radio Society of Great Britain Lambda House, Cranborne Road Potters Bar, Herts UK, EN6 3JE Tel: +44 (0) 1707 659015; Fax: +44 (0) 1707 645105 RSGB - UK AMATEUR RADIO