[AMPS] 14KW

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>
>>  In days of yore, when I was active on 80m long-path, there was a turkey
>> in LA who ran an obnoxiously overdriven (160w) SB-200.  He would make
>> longish calls in hopes of getting through the sunup pileups.  This kept
>> others from hearing the Europeans.
>
>If he kept others from hearing the Europeans, 

He was torpedoing c. 15kHZ.  Long path signals on 80m tend to be weak due 
to path loss.

> he would have to be
>transmitting while the Europeans were transmitting.  Clean amp or dirty amp,
>he was still doubling.
>
>> If the European station cold hear the 14kW signal in the pileup , he would
>> pick up the feculent station and, with luck, peace would temporarily return 
to
>> c. 15kHZ of the DX window.
>
>I wonder if the guy with the 14KW felt any level of accomplishment working DX?
>With that kind of power, it would be a matter of spending some time on the 
band,
>rather than demonstrating any level of operating skill.

Operating skill is knowing how to build a suitable amplifier.    Teddy 
was right: "Speak softly and carry a big stick."  
>
cheers, Ken

-  R. L. Measures, 805.386.3734,AG6K, www.vcnet.com/measures.  
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