*SNIP*
I've never owned an amp in 31  years of hamming.
*END SNIP*
There's no need for an amp in my oppinion. you don't get any real gain 
from running a power amplifier. and the other problem inherent with the 
things is that if you have a dirty radio, and let's face it, there's no 
truely clean radio out there, however, I digress, the amplifier 
amplifies everything, including spirius emitions.
that, only serves to piss off your neighbours, whether they be hams on 
ajacent frequencies, or next door complaining of TVI.
there's one fellow here in NSW ran 600 watts, and he sat 3 kc below a 
group of fellas that usually sat on 3575. it would have been tolerable, 
if his signal wasn't 7.5 kc wide.

Shaun,
vk2fese,


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On 6/01/2009 1:27 PM, we were able to ascertain that Pat Gormley 
pondered upon these thoughts, and proclaimed thus.:
> Lloyd You're right, the general cutoff is 7175.  All I have is 100 watts =
> also in fact I've never owned an amp in 31  years of hamming.  73- pat =
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