[3830] Italian and English Amps (part 2)

[Andrew Faber]

Here are some more responses to my tongue in cheek question:
"Out of curiousity: where do the very loud Italians get all those "300 watt"
amps, and the English the "400 watt" amps? (hi)"

8) "Another possibility is that the 300 W Italian amp is simply a slightly
souped up version of the 200 W amps so many US amateurs use on 30 M."

9)"During the contest I overheard an EI8 stating that their legal limit is
100 watts.   He said " so that is what  I have to SAY" .   He strongly
emphasized the word SAY.  This was several hours after their sunset and
I could just barely hear the DL's running their KW's......

Anyone know how much a 4CX1,000,000 would cost?  sorry, just thinking
out loud.....   :-)"

10) "Here you can see my 2KW Italian linear amplifier:
http://www.kkn.net/~i2uiy/
73 de Paolo, I2UIY"

11) "After one contest, my friend Mike and I noted an Italian
station with a very strong signal listed a "Lampudesa 300W" amplifier.
After much discussion, we determined that "300W" referred to the filament
power...."

12) "When I first operated from the UK in 1977, a local G reminded me of
what Don Miller had called the 30L1 he used on a UK island in the Pacific.
Don explained to the local communications inspector that it was an "active
antenna tuner".  Alpha, Henry, etc. make similar items for the UK market."

  73, Andy, AE6Y



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