[Amps] Those Amps. Those Videos

[Carl]

"One would have thought, with the combined technical experience of the 
great minds on this forum, that these facts would have been brought 
to light, right from the start".

Its not the ones with great technical experience whining up a storm Alek.

Id have to take off my shoes and socks and I still wouldnt have enough digits available to count just the USA stations Ive known to exceed the FCC power limit in a contest or in regular DX chasing. I also know many more who are completely law abiding.

Carl
KM1H




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alek Petkovic" <vk6apk at bigpond.com>
To: <amps at contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 2010 2:33 AM
Subject: [Amps] Those Amps. Those Videos


>I just watched the Chinese videos. They would not load over the last 
> couple of days because of traffic and just now is the first time I've 
> been able to watch them.
> 
> I don't see what all the fuss is about. You guys are all barking up a 
> tree that isn't there.
> 
> Nowhere in any of the three video clips was there a power measuring 
> device visible.
> 
> Surely everybody knows the output metering on those displays are 
> notoriously inaccurate and are only useful as a tuning indicator. 
> They are of no value whatsoever for taking proper power measurements. 
> They are a guess meter at best.
> 
> Those led bar displays are also very poor , especially under voice 
> conditions. Lighting from adjacent segments is a real problem, not to 
> mention the fast flickering of the display following the voice levels.
> 
> One would have thought, with the combined technical experience of the 
> great minds on this forum, that these facts would have been brought 
> to light, right from the start.
> 
> Tell your friends not to worry Hsu. The whole thing is a storm in a 
> teacup. There ain't gonna be no hangin'.
> 
> 73, Alek
> VK6APK
> 
> 
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