Not necessarily -- it depends on your style of operation and what else
you own. My Titans will get within a dB of legal limit with 50W drive.
It takes only 28W to drive my KPA500 to its full power of 600W.
I mostly run high power for serious contesting, QRP when I'm not
serious, and 100W only for NAQP, which is limited to 100W. During the
week, I mostly use the KPA500, which is solid state, so instant on. The
Titans only get turned on during the week when I'm competing with an
east coast or EU wall for a DXpedition that's much closer to them than me.
I think the 50W vs 100W is more of a psychological barrier for the guy
that owns an amp.
73, Jim K9YC
On Wed,7/13/2016 2:45 PM, Carl Moreschi wrote:
Yes, I think 100 watts is required.
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