Is the hx the 200 watt version?  I'd suggest looking for the 100 watt 
radio.  No tuner required on that one and only a 20 amp supply.  You 
really won't notice the difference, 3 db is half an s unit.  BTW, where 
are you llocated, would like to try you on 80 or 160.
73
Butch
WA0VJR
Node 3148
Wallace, ks.


On Sun, 4 Nov 2012, 
Mike Barnard wrote:

> Someone I am sure will tell me on this list.  I just put out the
> question so that if anyone knew of an swr meter or talking wat meter
> they would let me know.
> A couple of weekss ago I passed my general test.  My friend who kept
> after me to get my license has been looking for radios for me  He has
> found a kenwood ts480 hx for $800.00, and a ldg automatic tuner  I
> think he said that it was the model 2600.  He is a broadcast enginer,
> and he is going to put in the vgs 1 chip.  He is helping me with a
> 160 and 80 meter die pole antenna fed together so the 160 die pole
> would be east west, and the 80 meter would be north south.  According
> to his program he has on the computer it should do quite well.
> I have an acre of land 100 feet wide and about 400 feet long about
> 1,700 feet above sealevel.
> I am quite excited to get on the HF. bands.
> When I got my license, they had a contest in Ny.  where you had to
> see how many counties you could talk to and after a while I tryed and
> talked to 4 different ones.  They were at the local club's repeater sight.
> Everyone has given me good advice on this list, and I hope that
> sometime I can talk to some of you on the air.
> Thanks for reading
> 73.
> KD2CDU
>
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