[CQ-Contest] Cheating - Big Amps

[e73m at e73m.com]

Hi Kelly,

I did not convict Tonno ES5TV at all, just pointed the finger on his 
example of power mongers in EU.

Your points about headroom do not hold water, I have seen first hand 
AL-1500 and AL-1200s doing full power contest after contest at KC1XX 
station. Big Multi multi stations in US are perfect example of how 
things have to be set up, their signals are strong and clean and up to 
five of them can pack the 10kHz from 14.150 MHz without problem.

Manitoba is far from Europe and I bet you do not see the all those wide 
signals even on CW as we do.

Of course it is your right to own 5 or 10kW amplifier but rules says 
1500W output, not 1500w per antenna.
You can own but do not use them.

73 Danny, E73M and N4EXA
  http://www.e73m.com


On Mon, 5 Sep 2011 17:16:54 -0500, Kelly Taylor wrote:
> Once again, appears to be convicting a guy based on circumstantial
> evidence...
>
> Having amps and using them, and then using them illegally, are two 
> separate
> things. If I had a BIG amp, using it at amateur levels gives the 
> hardware
> lots of headroom and probably means it can loaf along reliably for 
> years.
> Rather than buying an amp that just barely makes the 1.5kw and having 
> it
> blow a transformer...
>
> If I wanted to operate high-power and had the cash, I too would 
> probably
> have two or more amps hooked up and ready to switch in as backups. 
> And if I
> was running high-power SO2R, that would mean at least two amps in 
> active
> duty for the duration. And if I was really anal about band-switching 
> delays,
> I might want to have one amp on standby tuned up for the next band I 
> was
> switching to.
>
> None of those activities is against the rules or against the law.
>
> Instead of engaging in some pretty risky libel, why not ask just 
> Tohno
> himself? He seems to be approachable online.
>
> Just sayin'
>
> 73, kelly
> ve4xt
>
> On 9/5/11 8:25 AM, "e73m at e73m.com" <e73m at e73m.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> I do not have a problem with guys showing their big amps on the web 
>> but
>> what message is sent by member of CQWW DX contest committee, ES5TV.
>>
>> Proof in pictures is here: http://www.palapk.edu.ee/main.php?l=35
>>
>> If you have trouble counting big amplifiers in his shack I will help
>> you, there were at least two DX4 (5kW+), three OM3500, Two LV6 
>> (Russian
>> military surplus) and ONE!!! ACOM 2000. How many 1500 Watts he 
>> actually
>> uses per antenna?
>>
>> 73 Danny Horvat, E73M
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