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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.
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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
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