Do you use the same rig and antennas that you normally use?

Kent KK4FFF


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From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of Gerry Leary
Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2014 7:44 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Big power

I have been working queue RP now since the beginning of November. I think I
h= ave had more fun in this time then for a lot of years.

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> On Feb 26, 2014, at 6:51 PM, Pat Byrne <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> This big sissy is concerned about going from 100 watts to perhaps 
>500=20  watts.  Suburban area - just don't want to open up a can of 
>neighbor=20  R F I worms.  But that six DB increase could be very helpful.
> Pat, K9JAU
> and, if people ran no more than necessary power I wouldn't be=20  
>worrying about the neighbors!At 01:36 PM 2/26/2014, you wrote:
>> I'm afraid I just don't see the point running that much power.
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>> 73
>> Scott
>> ZL1CHM - N0HOK
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>> Sent from my iPhone
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>>> On 27/02/2014, at 4:36 AM, "Alan R. Downing" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>>> Hello again Kelvin, I could name you 25 stations in the US and in 
>>>other  countries too, that are operating with over 15 KW.  Many of 
>>>the really  high-power stations are using custom built amps using the 
>>>4CX15000A(8281=
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>>> ceramic tetrodes.  I am told that these amps cost $32,000 in the 
>>> auto-tu=
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>>> version, and $24,000 in manual tune.
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>>> 73
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>>> Alan/KD7GC
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