>A KW amp used properly will possibly reduce ur electric bill. There is
>nothing more aggravating in a pileup than to listen to the 100W wet
>noodle stations causing non stop QRM for hours. I prefer the in and out
>procedure myself. Did enough of that hours long crap years ago.
Agreed.
Having been a DX station lately, one appreciates the guys who run power.
It is far easier to pick out a stong signal out of a pileup than trying
to pick out everyone at 100 Watts.
In the past I have argued that one is better off dumping money into a
better antenna and have a 1KW amp vs. a 1.5 KW amp. To an extent that is
true, but it is certainly not a maxim one should always go by.
The article a couple of months ago in QST made it sound like you never
need a PA.
WRONG! If one doubts the effectiveness of QRO operation, then I'd
suggest they go and compare contest scores for low power stations vs.
high power stations. Power makes a BIG difference.
73,
Jon
KE9NA
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Jon Ogden
KE9NA
http://www.qsl.net/ke9na <--- CHECK IT OUT! It's been updated!!!!!
"A life lived in fear is a life half lived."
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