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Ham Operator Sets New Miles-Per-Watt World Record

Posted by timothy on from the bend-it-like-an-ionospheric-layer dept.

DoctorPepper writes "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!"

4 of 403 comments (clear)

  1. Eureka! by hellomynameisclinton · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    This may be what the professor was talking about in Back To The Future.
    I might finally know what a jiggawatt is!

    1. Re:Eureka! by Dizzle · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      Jiggawhat? Jigga who?

      --
      -Dizzle
      "I most likely AM so interested in myself."
  2. Re:errrr... by orthogonal · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Tiny bit of electricity. Signal reached 546.8 miles away. Likewise, with 1 watt, signal can in theory travel 13,467,980 miles.

    Sort of like a geek's tiny penis in a really fat chick.

    In other words, most geek's prom nights!

    I keed, I keed! Truly I love you all /Triumph the Insult Comic Dog

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  3. wrwer by zxcvbnmmnbvcxz · · Score: 0, Offtopic

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