[UK-CONTEST] Fw: Mega Stations

[Clive Whelan]

You don't need a Henry 8K to get an rf burn. 10w ( that's t-e-n) is 
sufficient when e.g. fed to a random wire on 160m. I still have the 
scars on my finger tips to prove this, and the disgusting smell of 
burning flesh is hard to forget :-(

Those were the days my friends, I thought they'd never end: where did 
they go?

73


Clive
GW3NJW

Clive GM3POI wrote:
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Clive GM3POI" <gm3poi2 at btinternet.com>
> To: "Ken Eastty" <ken.g3lvp at btinternet.com>
> Sent: Saturday, February 21, 2009 11:11 AM
> Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] Mega Stations
>
>
>   
>> That is slightly misleading. A Henry 8k is 8k DC input not RF out. But 
>> still enough for an RF burn.  73 Clive GM3POI
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Ken Eastty" <ken.g3lvp at btinternet.com>
>> To: <uk-contest at contesting.com>
>> Sent: Friday, February 20, 2009 10:17 PM
>> Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] Mega Stations
>>
>>
>>     
>>>> Great article in Radcom?by the VHF Manager about the 4O3A contest 
>>>> station.
>>>> I must get one of those!
>>>>
>>>> 73 David G4ASR
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>         
>>> The article goes a long way towards explaining why some stations are so
>>> strong. There should be a separate contest category for stations like
>>> this which can't be classified as 'amateur'. The 8kW amplifier (!) used
>>> at 4O3A is only a couple of kW less than the GPO HF point-to-point
>>> station SWB 8/10 TX's where we once worked produced. I wonder what (if
>>> anything) the license conditions in Montenegro say about power levels?
>>>
>>> 73
>>>
>>> Ken
>>>
>>> G3LVP
>>>
>>> p.s. You are a big enough signal already!
>>>
>>>
>>>
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