[UK-CONTEST] Output power

[Peter Day]

On 31/01/2012 08:59, Llewellyn wrote:
> Can someone please explain to me as a non HF contester how it is
> legal to be using  " Acom 1000 at around 600-700w from the amp. " at
> any time let alone during a contest.

If the op is using a lossy hosepipe for a feedline he might justify it 
as being for 400 watts at the antenna feedpoint! I remember the late 
G3EQF justifying his well-over-the-limit PA by having 300 feet of RG8U 
coax to his 20m monobander. Why he didn't try open wire feeder for most 
of that 300 feet, with appropriate baluns at each end, I'll never 
know.... much cheaper than coax & much less lossy, albeit rather more 
complicated :-)


Peter G3PHO