My original FD plans were for a CW operator to man the solar power station at 5 wattsfor more reliable contacts. I even had straight, iambic and single lever keys ready.The radio (FT-817, 5 watt, 2 amp transmit) was even set up for CW in the menus.After the solar contacts, the NVIS antenna could have been used with a 100 watt radio.It is rated for 1500 watts. The NVIS antenna would cover most of Texas and into Louisiana on 40 and 80 meters most of the day even on 5 watts. I also had an end fed wire vertical rated for 100 watts. It is tunable from 40m to 6m.I have a considerable amount of money invested in this system. TravisK5HTB
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