I don't see the point of having a large power amp. It doesn't help receive. My whole Ham life I've been told to put the money into antennas, better feedlines, and a better receiver. If you are a skilled operator then you'll make the contact if band conditions permit. Doing the math I really don't see why anyone "needs" an amp past 500-600watts. Maybe on 60/160? If a QRP /Low power station can make the contact but you can't then maybe you need to ask for help getting your station optimized a bit better. Just my view. I used to run an SB220 and loved it when I made the contact. I later came to resent Ops I heard running power just to get over the pileup. I sold the Amp and don't regret it for a minute. If I were to get another amp the math shows 500w to be the sweet spot, however, I have so much opportunity to improve feedlines and antenna it doesn't makes sense to run power at this time.
Just my view. Jer ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
