[Amps] FW: Acom 2000A - typical output power?

[Jim Brown]

On Sat,9/17/2016 5:35 PM, Mark Bitterlich wrote:

> And if I may, I've always had tremendous respect for FCC rules and 
> regulations, but that said, comparing a gent who has Rhombics facing 
> each cardinal direction fed with 1500 watts, compared to some poor 
> soul with a dipole running his home brew pair of 4-1000's or even a 
> 3CX10000..... No, it is not legal... but when trying to bust the 
> pile-up,  I get it.  Just sayin.

The FCC Rules say "Output Power", NOT ERP (except on 60M).  How can you 
say you have "tremendous respect for FCC rules" and then say you run 
illegal power when you think you need to?  :)  The Rules encourage us to 
build better antennas. And how many "gents" do you know with ANY 
Rhombic, let alone Rhombics in multiple directions? Even one Rhombic 
takes a lot of real estate! IMO, this sort of thing is mostly urban 
legend and rumor -- the "oft-repeated lie" that is taken as truth. Or 
maybe I've led a sheltered life.

I've worked a fair number of DXpeditions with 5W, some of them pretty 
rare.  My highest gain antenna is the smallest 3-el SteppIR. I also run 
legal limit in contests where I'm seriously competing. :)

73, Jim K9YC