[CQ-Contest] Band-pass filters -- insertion loss

[Jim Rhodes K0XU]

Maybe the lost 20 watts needed to be filtered out ;-)
At 08:19 AM 5/3/01 -0400, you wrote:

 >In some current research on SO2R, I was reminded recently that nothing's
 >for free.  One well-known SO2R op commented that he got only 80 watts out
 >of the bandpass filters that follow his 100-watt class radios, which in
 >turn means he can not drive his 3-500Z amps to full output.
 >
 >Is this typical of the bandpass filters available today -- ICE, Dunestar,
 >Array Solutions?  Anything to choose among them in this respect, or others?
 >
 >Thanks in advance.
 >
 >73, Pete N4ZR
 >Contesting is!


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