19-09-2017, 07:13 PM
I guess it depends upon the antenna system at each end as to how well your power is radiated and received.
I would say it also depends upon the band, some are easier than others, such as comparing 2m with 40m.
Currently on 10m myself and VK3KCX have been running 20W due to the very low occurrence of decent propagation. Like today for example, virtually nothing except back scatter sigs.
2m VK5GF and myself running 10W to monitor our tropo path.
6m I'll also run 20W currently due to the lack of propagation. We expect this to change soon with onset of summer E season down south.
If conditions ramp up on 10 or 6 we would run the power back to 10W usually. If you vary it about too much you dont get the full picture of what the conditions are really doing as its the power varying not the propagation.
I would say it also depends upon the band, some are easier than others, such as comparing 2m with 40m.
Currently on 10m myself and VK3KCX have been running 20W due to the very low occurrence of decent propagation. Like today for example, virtually nothing except back scatter sigs.
2m VK5GF and myself running 10W to monitor our tropo path.
6m I'll also run 20W currently due to the lack of propagation. We expect this to change soon with onset of summer E season down south.
If conditions ramp up on 10 or 6 we would run the power back to 10W usually. If you vary it about too much you dont get the full picture of what the conditions are really doing as its the power varying not the propagation.