[Amps] Grid Vs cathode drive

[Will Matney]

Bill,

That's exactly how I see it too.

Best,

Will

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On 8/3/06 at 9:33 AM Bill Turner wrote:

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>On Thu,  3 Aug 2006 18:20:53 +0200 (CEST), you wrote:
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>>I don't know about that, since before the FCC ruling, there were plenty
>of rigs with a pair of 6146s (of various varieties) around.
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>Interesting that this should come up. I have often thought that if the
>FCC rule did not exist, there would be "exciters" with about five
>watts output and all amplifiers would use that five watts to produce
>the required output, be it 100 watts or 1500 or something in between.
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>How much more logical that would be. People who want to run QRP would
>not have to pay for higher power and people who want higher power
>would only pay for as much as they want. 
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>Yes, I know QRP rigs are available now, but their desirability is
>limited because there are no high power amps which can use only five
>watts drive for full output. Thanks, FCC.
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>Peter, what is the situation in the UK?
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>Just some idle thoughts.
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>Bill, W6WRT
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