[Amps] Fw: Good amp to buy /amp notes

[Gary Schafer]

If you only want to run 1500 watts output then you need to fix your driver!
Its power out needs to be limited so as not to overdrive the amp. 

73
Gary  K4FMX

> -----Original Message-----
> From: amps-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:amps-bounces at contesting.com]
> On Behalf Of Mike
> Sent: Sunday, January 31, 2010 8:32 PM
> To: 'Amps reflector'
> Subject: Re: [Amps] Fw: Good amp to buy /amp notes
> 
> As do I Bill, otherwise I would running 2500 watts out on the AL-1500 on
> 15
> meters.
> 
> Mike
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: amps-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:amps-bounces at contesting.com]
> On
> Behalf Of Bill, W6WRT
> Sent: Sunday, January 31, 2010 5:21 PM
> To: 'Amps reflector'
> Subject: Re: [Amps] Fw: Good amp to buy /amp notes
> 
> ORIGINAL MESSAGE:
> 
> On Sun, 31 Jan 2010 16:49:53 -0500, "Gary Schafer"
> <garyschafer at comcast.net> wrote:
> 
> >
> >As to tuning up for maximum power out, that should ALWAYS be done. You
> don't
> >want to tune up to only a specific power output!
> 
> REPLY:
> 
> If I tuned my amp up for maximum power output I would be in violation
> of the FCC regs. I tune for 1500 watts with tune and load caps peaked.
> 73, Bill W6WRT
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