[SCCC] Kalifornia Kilowatts...

[Michael Tope]

I've got two stories for you, Dino:

1) A friend of mine operated a 160 contest in the late 80's at a station 
in Ohio. They used an SB-200 as the driver amp (I think the final was a 
3CX3000). This OM had 1 mile of hardline run from his shack to a field 
of beverage antennas that he could select with DTMF tones on 70CM. The 
idea was to be able to search for mults while transmitting with the big 
amplifier. Apparently it worked very well.

2) I don't know how stretched this story is, but Bud once told me he was 
at a big multi-op contest QTH where they were running a very large 
amplifier. He said part way through the contest they lost one phase of 
the plate transformer. This dropped the TX power from 30 kW down 15 kW. 
The thought of having to soldier on at "QRP" levels was so dispiriting 
to the group they quit the contest. 🙂

73, Mike W4EF............................


On 7/2/2024 6:51 PM, Dino Darling wrote:
> I'd love to hear the Goo stories from the 60's, 70's and 80's!
>
> I heard rumor there was a prominent radio operator around the corner from Knott's Berry Farm that has some suds on reserve. If memory serves, a single 4-1000 was mentioned. I would think it would take at least two to make legend status. It was before my time but my curiosity still reigns.
>
> Some people look down on QRO amplifiers. I see it more as another way to make gain...if you lack the room for a 100'+ boom or a rotating stack.
>
> If anyone has stories they want to share, you have a captive audience. Just change the names to protect the innocent. 😁
>
> Dino - KX6D
>
> ________________________________
> From: Glenn Rattmann
>
> ...Phil was known for using some serious Goo in those days; meaning "more" than Bud.  ;-)
>
> 73,
> Glenn K6NA
>
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