[Amps] Most power ever run on amateur radio :-)

[Carl]

A few overseas US military stations were known to have run in the 20-50KW 
range when needing to clear a hole to pass traffic or run phone patches.

Ive also heard of a small group who have former commercial SW rigs in the 
same range who exercise them once a year or so on SSB.

My own personal best was unknown but a BC-610 was used as the driver to a 
pair of 1500T's modulated by PP 1000T's. The antenna was 6 el Telrex at 90' 
built to survive the afterburner. It was also a military station, located in 
KS, and was often in communications with one of the ones in the first 
paragraph running the higher power listed (;  Those afterburners were only 
used when poor conditions needed it or deliberate QRM needed to be shoved 
aside.

The statute of limitations is long since past.........

Im sure many of us also know a few hams with amps using 5 digit dissipation 
tubes, one privately told me he had it up to 40KW on 75. It would be no 
stretch to imagine that there are many more around the world.

Carl
KM1H



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From: "jordan moser" <henry8877amp at hotmail.com>
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Sent: Monday, December 17, 2012 5:42 PM
Subject: [Amps] Most power ever run on amateur radio :-)


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> Does anyone know what the record is for the most watts ever run on amateur 
> radio?
> Transmitted watts, not ERP. Just curious about the number. No callsigns 
> needed. Thanks. ~Jordan WJ2W
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