[600MRG] True Confessions....

[Eric NO3M]

Decided to point West around 0830Z, got a surprise decode:

2014-01-28 08:36      WG2XSV      0.475740      -26      0  DN41ac     
  0.2      WG2XJM      EN91wr      2640      78

First time getting XSV on WSPR-2, hopefully catch a few more.  Quiet 
night and prop seems good.

73 Eric NO3M / WG2XJM

On 01/27/2014 12:55 PM, Neil Klagge wrote:
> Gang:
>
> I have a confession to make.
>
>
> Prior to adding
> the
> 60 ft top wire to my 630m vertical, I had verified that my INSIDE  antenna
> current measurements were matching my OUTSIDE measurements  (at the base of
> the vertical, above the variometer).  When I added the top loading wire I
> assumed the inside RF current measurement were still matching the outside
> (actual) antenna current.
>
>
> This morning I decided to take the RF ammeter back outside to re-verify
> that fact but, to my surprise, it was about 1.46 times as much current as I
> thought.
>
> Thus, since last Tuesday, when I added that top load wire, my power has NOT
> been 100mW ERP, but rather about 200mW ERP. Thus all my 100mW reports were
> incorrect.
>   So, I guess that I have increased my power by 6 dB, rather than the 3 dB
> I was thinking earlier.
>
>
> Ok, now I feel better. Thank you for your time.
>
>
> 73, Neil Klagge, wg2xsv
> DN41ac
>