[Amps] What to buy?

[Gary Smith]

To chime in on this one: I have rune a AL-82. 1500 Po is in my op is the best bang for the buck UNLESS you can REALLY increase the db level.  Like a 8877 level of tube.  Also keep in mind the more Po the better coax and on and on. And you will need to learn how to keep a much higher (emergency of course) level of power under control.
Mo antenna's, taller towers, 4 phased verticals on 40 mtrs would be my cup of tea if I had the real estate rather than just plain ol Po. A pair of Mosley Cl-67's  (stacked)  would provide much more bark than you could imagine.  Not to rag the subject, but think in db rather than watt.
Fer instance: talked to a guy on 10mtrs who had a curtain antenna. Was runnig barefoot and had a huge signal.  Sent me his QSL card, the antenna was  pretty sight.
73 and good luck on your choice,
Gary...wa6fgi  
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Bill, W6WRT 
  To: amps at contesting.com 
  Sent: Friday, January 28, 2011 6:29 PM
  Subject: Re: [Amps] What to buy?


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  On Sat, 29 Jan 2011 02:12:21 +0000, Charles Harpole <k4vud at hotmail.com>
  wrote:

  >Regardless, best advice is to buy the BIGGEST nasty-est bull of an amp you can afford.  You can always load it to lower output a bit, but a small amp can NEVER be loaded to big output.  Auto tune is a bonus.  I am 67 and I am now even more sure that life is definitely too short for QRP.

  REPLY:

  Amen, especially that last part.   :-)

  73, Bill W6WRT
  just turned 68
  still need 24 states for 160 meter RTTY WAS
  time's getting short
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