[Amps] 5 kw amps -- why?

[R.Measures]

On Oct 19, 2004, at 11:25 AM, Scott Manthe wrote:

> Some hams like plenty of headroom. ;)
>
> I know a guy who literally vaporized a legal limit balun on his dipole 
> by accidentally running 85 watts into his Emtron DX-3, which produced 
> over 3000 watts output (pinned his Bird, so he really doesn't know how 
> much over) with that input power. He went outside to see little 
> smoking pieces of the balun all over his yard. I figured that that was 
> enough "headroom".
>
> It should be obvious to anyone who's been an amateur long enough that 
> there are certain guys who "need" $13,000 rigs and 3, 5 or 8KW 
> amplifiers. I don't know why, but I do know what Freud would say.
>
-  Indeed, Scott.  I heard a woman comment that, in her experiences, 
guys who drive humungous pickup trucks usually are not carrying 
humungous equipment.

> 73,
> Scott, N9AA
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rob Atkinson, K5UJ" 
> <k5uj at hotmail.com>
> To: <amps at contesting.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2004 12:12 PM
> Subject: [Amps] 5 kw amps -- why?
>
>
>> After reading a review in Eham today for the Emtron DX4 (2 4cx2500s) 
>> by an American ham, I have a question:  Is there any kind of 
>> operating at the 1.5 kw pep limit that would necessitate an amp with 
>> this kind of plate dissipation?  Sounded to me like an invitation to 
>> have the FCC park a van in front of your house.
>>
>> tks
>> Rob/K5UJ
>>
>
>
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Richard L. Measures, AG6K, 805.386.3734.  www.somis.org