I don't have more than what I can eek out of the radio...on the ts830 that's 
about 120W on 20 and 40M
Waiting for a driver transistor to be fixed in another radio and then I'll 
be back on HF with a more accessible rig than the ts830 or the trc-70.
I haven't found a good enough deal on an amplifier quite yet, at least not 
on one that doesn't need a bunch of work done on it or that doesn't appear 
to be a home brew gone terribly wrong hahaha.
I go to enough flee markets that I should find something eventually that 
will do the trick.
I'm not totally convinced that 500W is going to make that much difference 
over the 100W and change that I can do now...I figure maybe 2S units max.
anyway, I seldom hear VO1 land, I think it's just in that odd spot between 
too close and too far on 20 for the first and second hop or something.
Though, perhaps it's because there just aren't allot of hams on in NFLD...
Either way, once I have the shack put back together and reorganized, I will 
try and arrange a sched with you and see how things go between the wild west 
and the civilized east hahaha.

73
Colin, V A6BKX
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From: "Michael Ryan" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, June 30, 2014 6:48 AM
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: New Antenna

> Colin:
>
> Maybe we'll be able to connect on 40 or 20M, do you run a little power?
> Could point on the local, My antenna is only about a KM from the water.
>
> 73:
> Mike VO1AX