[Amps] CW and High Voltage

[Bob Maser]

Not to mention the wear and tear on the amplifier's relays.
Bob
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Phil Clements" <philc at texascellnet.com>
To: <amps at contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, September 04, 2005 1:53 AM
Subject: Re: [Amps] CW and High Voltage


>
>
>> >> Cutting the drive back too much will indeed cause a good size mismatch
>> >and would need to be fine tuned some. The reason being is when the power
>> >drops, the plate impedance changes accordingly. I myself don't see any
>> >fine tuning for this bad at all.
>
> If you need to cut the drive back far enough to make re-tuning necessary,
> why not just turn the thing off! People usually use amplifiers because 
> they
> want to increase the quality of their signal for those who are listening, 
> or
> turn bad or marginal QSO's into good ones. I have never understood why
> people buy an amplifier and then cut it back so far that it becomes 
> useless!
> I guess it's an ego thing, just to say you have one.
>
> The best advice I can give on operating an amp is to follow the 
> instructions
> in the manual that came with it. If you don't have a manual, get one!
>
> (((73)))
> Phil Clements, K5PC
>
>
>
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