I'm with you Jer.. I always wonder that some of you guys "cost/QSO" is.. it only a hobby, not a masculinity contest.. Many times I see a 10K station and ask how often they operate.. many times the answer is I turn on at least once per month to make sure it work..
Fred On 8/1/16 9:50 AM, Jerry Moore wrote: > I don't see the point of having a large power amp. It doesn't help receive. > My whole Ham life I've been told to put the money into antennas, better > feedlines, and a better receiver. > If you are a skilled operator then you'll make the contact if band > conditions permit. > Doing the math I really don't see why anyone "needs" an amp past > 500-600watts. Maybe on 60/160? > If a QRP /Low power station can make the contact but you can't then maybe > you need to ask for help getting your station optimized a bit better. > Just my view. > I used to run an SB220 and loved it when I made the contact. I later came to > resent Ops I heard running power just to get over the pileup. > I sold the Amp and don't regret it for a minute. If I were to get another > amp the math shows 500w to be the sweet spot, however, I have so much > opportunity to improve feedlines and antenna it doesn't makes sense to run > power at this time. > > Just my view. > Jer > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to f...@fmeco.com > -- Fred Moore email: f...@fmeco.com f...@safes.com phone: 321-217-8699 ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
