[Amps] me not an idiot

[Roger]

Peter Frenning [OZ1PIF] wrote:
> Dave White skrev:
>   
>> The less you cane a piece of equipment the less the stress on components run well within their specification limits.  Simple as that.  Sure, I can't see the point in building a 4CX10,000D amp to run 400w but a 5kw amp to run a k and a half seems ok to me.  You pays your money and you takes your choice
>> Cheers
>> D
>>   
>>     
> Some of those 5KW capable amps were certainly running flat out in this 
> week-end WPX contest! When you answer a 9+60dB signal with a measly 1KW 
> Tx, and he can't even hear you, something fishy is afoot!
>   
The dreaded "One Way SKIP"!<:-))

And in some of the Prefixes they might be using that little 5KW for a 
driver. <:-))
OTOH some have power limits *much* higher than ours.

73

Roger (K8RI)