Vic Rosenthal wrote:
Now let's say you operate 2 hours a day, 5
days a week. During that time, you QSO 50% of the time. During a QSO,
you transmit 50% of the time and listen 50% of the time. You use CW, so
your duty cycle is 50%. This will cost you 3KW * 10h * 0.5 * 0.5 * 0.5
= 3.75KWH, or, at the specified rate, about 48 cents a week, or $25 a
year if you always use the amplifier and don't take a vacation. SSB will
be cheaper.
Oops, I forgot a factor: 3KW * 10h * 0.5 * 0.5 * 0.5 * 0.5 = 24 cents a
week!
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73,
Vic, K2VCO
Fresno CA
http://www.qsl.net/k2vco
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