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Re: [VHFcontesting] Six meter power amps and icom 706 mkiiG's

To: Mark Spencer <mark@alignedsolutions.com>
Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] Six meter power amps and icom 706 mkiiG's
From: "Mike (KA5CVH) Urich" <mike@ka5cvh.com>
Date: Fri, 19 Jun 2015 09:12:08 -0500
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On Thu, Jun 18, 2015 at 4:14 PM, Mark Spencer <mark@alignedsolutions.com> wrote:

> I'm contemplating ways I can run 300 watts or more on six meters (500 watts 
> or more is my preference, less than 300 is probably not worth the effort in 
> my view vs the stock 100 watts.)

Mike wrote

The difference between 100 and 500 watts is about 6dB, or ~2-3 S-units
at the receivers location. For mobile I personally don't see investing
the money or time.  However for "well" equipping a portable station,
like activating rare grids that's different.

-- 
Mike Urich KA5CVH
http://ka5cvh.com

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