[RTTY] Station upgrade

[Bill Turner]

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At 09:12 PM 2/23/2006, Tom Osborne wrote:
>What would be the the best "bang for the buck"--upgrade to a better radio or
>buy an amplifier?

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Traditional wisdom says the best bang for the buck is to spend it on 
the antenna. Assuming you have already done that, next would be spend 
it on an amp, IMO.

However... For only $1k you won't get much of an amp, considering you 
need one capable of 100% duty cycle for RTTY. Save your nickels and 
dimes until you can afford an Alpha or other brick-on-the-key amp 
rated at full legal output. You won't be sorry.

73, Bill W6WRT

p.s. Beware of the older Alphas which were rated for DC input instead 
of RF output. They are fine amps but you need to back them off for 
RTTY. The later ones are better in that respect. A used 91b is a good 
choice at the lower end of the price range. It'll last forever.