[Amps] Look at this Custom 10kW Amp

[Jim Brown]

On 4/11/2013 8:23 AM, Carl wrote:
> Putting the rules aside for a moment, 

On what justification?

> who has a higher ERP, the 10KW to a vertical in a restricted subdivision 

The resulting RFI to home entertainment systems would make that a recipe 
for a lynch mob!  Fair-Rite would love you!

> or the station with 1500W to stacked monobanders? 

Are you suggesting that someone who has to have a monster amp to make 
him feel big will be satisfied with anything less than a monster antenna?

On 4/11/2013 5:16 AM, Jim Thomson wrote:
> How about all you olks with 200 foot towers

Which olks are you talking about?  My highest gain antenna is a 3-el 
SteppIR, and although I live in the heart of contesting country, I don't 
know of any 200 ft towers, nor do I know about any 3-el 80M Yagis at any 
height, let alone 200 ft!

> reduce your power by 15 db, so the playing field within the sandbox gets leveled for the 1st time in 30 years.

Although I do most most of my contesting with a legal limit amp, I 
recently ran ARRL SSB DX and CQ160CW QRP (5 watts). I've also worked 
some DXpeditiions QRP. That will give you a different perspective. :)  
It will also give you greater respect for the guys who have put together 
good RX capability, both by working on their antennas and by chasing 
down and killing local noise!  And it will make you a better operator.

73, Jim K9YC