[RTTY] Greater than 600 watts for RTTY

[John Barber]

Better antennas should always come before more power or a new radio with
more knobs.
John GW4SKA

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From: RTTY [mailto:rtty-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Thom
Sent: 25 March 2017 17:11
To: rtty at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [RTTY] Greater than 600 watts for RTTY

I have been thinking a lot about buying some form of amp for my shack to do
400-600 watts on RTTY.  Then looking out my shack window I am reminded that
I have a lot of really close neighbors and I do not want to put them at risk
with even more RF exposure. I also have a really small lot.

I am real lucky that the powers that be in this mobile home park I reside in
even lets me have radio,  of any kind.

So 100 watts and better antennas are my options.

I just hope that I make it physically to the next sunspot peak. I did really
well with 100  watts during the last one.

QRP  operators have a motto that I have lived by for years. "Power is no
substitute for skill."

73

Thom KI8W





On 3/25/2017 12:51, Neal Campbell wrote:
> At the top of the pecking order is operator skill.
>
>
> Neal Campbell
> Abroham Neal LLC
>
>
>
> On Sat, Mar 25, 2017 at 12:37 PM, Ed Muns <ed at w0yk.com> wrote:
>
>> The key factor missing from the top portion of this "pecking order" 
>> is QTH, both macro (Lat/Lon) and micro (hilltop or valley; saltwater,
etc.).
>>
>> Ed W0YK
>> ____________________________________________________________________
>>
>> Dave K2YG wrote:
>>
>> If you're out to win a contest in the high power category, or to get 
>> rare ones on the first or second call, go for the max.  But here 400 
>> watts or less has gotten 344 DXCC entities on RTTY, 5 watts has 268 
>> and
>> 1 watt 146 countries.  Pecking order is propagation, then antenna and 
>> power.
>>
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