[Amps] Why hasn't solid state replaced tubes?

[WYsixK]

Naq, you're not cynical, Frank.

But I think the procedure is really more advanced than you outlined.  

The real procedure is to run 2.5kw into an antenna aimed at the part of
the world that counts.  When someone gets too close, then run the power
up to 5kw and switch in an additional antenna aimed at the US
heartland.  I've been on the receiving end of that a couple of times
and I can attest that it works pretty well - I moved.

--- w2fca at cs.com wrote:
> Maybe I'm cynical, but during some contests I could almost swear the
> technique was - 
> 1. Set drive half of max.
> 2. Operate contest.
> 3. If somebody else gets +/- 5 kHz increase drive 1 notch.
> 4. Go to #2.
> 
> The "diathermy" method of holding a frequency.
> 
> Frank
> W2FCA
> 
> 
> "Ian White, G3SEK" <G3SEK at ifwtech.co.uk> wrote:
> >Occasionally, someone would whine "But I'm only an amateur"... as if
> 
> >that was some kind of excuse for ****ing on other people's QSOs. My 
> >standard reply was: "There's a guy in the next town who left school
> at 
> >14 and chops meat for a living. He cleaned up his signal, so why
> can't 
> >you?"
> >Well, why can't anybody?
> 
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