With some contacts that I make with the Bitx40, I can just hear the other operator above the noise with some fading.? Even though the other operator is running 100 to 500 Watts, I don't think that I can hear him better than he can hear me(?), because I can just make out what he is saying.
Does this mean that he has a better antenna? or better receiver?
How can a low power signal get through when a high power signal can barely be heard above the noise?