[UK-CONTEST] OFCOM etc..

[G3SJJ]

Too true Chris, except I haven't built one for 25 years now and by 
coincidence I found a photograph of it yesterday. I guess it was quite 
tame compared with today's standards. Just a pair of 3-500s with about 
3kV on the anodes. Sadly the guy I sold it to died recently so it might 
just find its way back here!

Seem to remember my first amp was a pair of 5B254Ms for 160m DXing back 
in the late 60s after a visit to some well known 160m enthusiasts down 
south, it certainly beat trying to extract a few measly watts out of a 
5763!! Interesting how things move on, single 813 then a pair, single 
4-400 then a pair, single 3-500 then a pair. All for 160m DXing, except 
the last one which was for contesting. My dream was always a 4-1000 but 
never realised it, but again by coincidence, I recently visited an 80m 
SSB DXer (not contester) who had a really neat looking 2 piece 4-1000 
jobbie. A cool 2kW.

It's strange that people only associate higher power with contesting yet 
tend to forget that most succesful DX Chasers over the last  60 years or 
so, many of whom were not contesters, used amps that many of us 
contesters would love to own! The QRO Grumblers phenomenon is a bit like 
teenagers discovering sex. They always think it is just been invented!

Chris G3SJJ


Chris Tran wrote:

>It is also erroneous to assume that amplifier purchasing is the only way to 
>assemble a high-power station - there are still enthusiastic amplifier 
>constructors around - let's not dismiss this as 'cheque-book' radio.
>
>73
>Chris
>GM3WOJ 
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