[Amps] "Big Iron" transformer source in UK?

[Ian White GM3SEK]

Alex wrote:
>Pardon my ignorance, but I was under the impression that we, as hams, 
>are entitled to a maximum of 1500W input power; maybe 2000W or so in 
>the States. What is all the talk on the monster transformers doing here 
>on a ham related
>forum?


The point I was making is that - for solid technical reasons - the 
"headline" kVA rating of the transformer needs to be significantly 
higher than the DC input to the amplifier, which in turn needs to be at 
least 50% higher than the target level of RF output.


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73 from Ian GM3SEK