At 09:16 AM 6/10/2007, Phil LaMarche wrote: > >No one answered this yesterday.... Seeing the RF out of the SDR1K is the >same for 6 and HF, one would need a duplexer to operate on 6. Or, seeing I >am driving an Amp, perhaps it would be better to use a rotary switch to go >from the output to the appropriate load, amp or 6 meter stuff. I know this >is simple stuff but want to make sure I do it right. > >Does anyone know if 500mW will drive a solid state amp that requires 10 >watts max for 170 w. I know the power would be reduced but even 80 or so is >OK on 6. I sure there are some 6 meter guys out there. > >Thanks in advance. > > >Philip LaMarche >LaMarche Enterprises, Inc. With 1/20th the drive, you get 1/20th the output since it's a "linear" amplifier or 8.5 watts out. It's not a great idea to take an amplifier and way under drive it since the crossover distortion remains the same but the total output power is lower.
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