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

Roger sub1 at rogerhalstead.com
Sun Jan 31 21:50:25 PST 2010



Bill, W6WRT wrote:
> ORIGINAL MESSAGE:
>
> On Sun, 31 Jan 2010 23:06:56 -0500, "Gary Schafer"
> <garyschafer at comcast.net> wrote:
>
>   
>> If you don't want to run over 1500 watts out and your amp is capable of
>> more, then you need to limit drive power. At the proper drive power the amp
>> still needs to be tuned for max output.
>>     
>
> REPLY:
>
> Correct. All modern transceivers I am aware of do have a means to
> limit the drive power. Some older ones did not and that could be a
> problem. 
>   

I'll admit I've not seen them all but I've never seen a transmitter 
where I couldn't vary the output.

73

Roger (K8RI)
> 73, Bill W6WRT
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