[Amps] Is an AMP worthwhile.

[David Gow]

You would have to look at where the contacts were made and what
multipliers.   S units were never standardized and are worthless.    There
is something really wrong with your amp or your antenna system.  How does
it work  into a good dummy load?

On Mon, Mar 7, 2022 at 3:43 PM BILL KENNAMER <k5fuv at prodigy.net> wrote:

> Yes, contesting with an amp is better. I don’t any more because I’m tired
> of blowing up stuff when I get sleepy, but yes, it’s better.
> And an Alpha was miles ahead of anSB-200.
> K5FUV
>
>
> Sent from AT&T Yahoo Mail for iPhone
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>
> On Monday, March 7, 2022, 5:13 PM, Joe <nss at mwt.net> wrote:
>
> I have been for quite some time now fighting with this Frankenstein of
> an AMP trying to get it to work correctly.
> It works making power and LOTS of it, But the Load Cap, is all funky.
> When measured with a VNA the amount of "C" varies as expected. And in
> the right amounts.
>
> But in use, it does little to nothing at all.  fully meshed fully
> un-meshed almost no difference at all. at 1500 watts out the min and max
> "C" on the load cap changes the output maybe 50 watts  thats all. Crazy!
>
> So taking a break on this AMP so i don't loose what hair I still have,
> by the way if you have any ideas what may be happening please let me know!
>
> But I was thinking how much difference does an AMP actually make in a
> contest.
>
> And thinking strictly mathwise what 10 to 15 db stronger. so only 2 to 3
> S units? seems not like a major deal.
>
> BUT I took from 3830 the top ten from Multi single High and low power,
> in this past weekends contest
>
> and single op high and low powers.
>
> took out the so2r and others similar.
>
> And the Multi single high power almost made twice as many contacts as
> the low power! WOW!
>
> and in the single op High vs low. made also almost twice as many Q's
>
> As one that has never contested with an amp,
>
> does it really make it that much better!?
>
> Don't forget about the amp if you have any ideas?
>
> Joe WB9SBD / W9ET
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