We don't need no stinkin' state/government agency doing our communicating,
senor!! I believe that if we were cut back to NMT 500 watts out, that would
be enough for anything. I wonder sometimes why the bands are crowded. May be
because of this type of amp. I agree with the comment about the VE session.
Joe W4AAB
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Turner" <dezrat1242@ispwest.com>
To: <Amps@contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, January 01, 2006 4:06 PM
Subject: Re: [Amps] How about this furnace?
>
> ORIGINAL MESSAGE:
>
> At 01:21 PM 1/1/2006, Sam W4OAE wrote:
> >A more realistic take would be to address the real world use for an
> >amp like this in a ham shack. Just look to the disaster in the gulf
> >area this past summer. If I were the owner, I would be one of the
> >first in line to offer my help by offering my station as a disaster
> >communications site. While being careful to make sure it was used
> >properly by a US/State government agency, or coordinated and
> >closely supervised by one.
>
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> There's no need for that amount of power. Katrina's communication
> requirements were a few hundred miles or maybe a thousand, not
> halfway 'round the world.
>
> 100 watts on 80/40/20 would be adequate and doable from batteries, too.
>
> 73, Bill W6WRT
>
> _______________________________________________
> Amps mailing list
> Amps@contesting.com
> http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/amps
>
_______________________________________________
Amps mailing list
Amps@contesting.com
http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/amps
|