Well 5 KW probably is what the driver produce.
During the CQ 160m contest last year there was
this EU station that had his "main" amp out of
service and he was using the back up amp that
"only" did produce 12 KW.
/ Jim SM2EKM
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Peter Frenning [OZ1PIF] wrote:
> Dave White skrev:
>> The less you cane a piece of equipment the less the stress on components run
>> well within their specification limits. Simple as that. Sure, I can't see
>> the point in building a 4CX10,000D amp to run 400w but a 5kw amp to run a k
>> and a half seems ok to me. You pays your money and you takes your choice
>> Cheers
>> D
>>
> Some of those 5KW capable amps were certainly running flat out in this
> week-end WPX contest! When you answer a 9+60dB signal with a measly 1KW
> Tx, and he can't even hear you, something fishy is afoot!
>
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