1. Only if you have enough protection for the receiver. 2. Yes, the difference would be night and day if you don't have any distant co-channel repeaters to deal with.
3. I would try the Petite Sirah Wine over a Zin any day. If you have enough protection for the receiver and a good enough receiver you will notice a very nice difference in the repeater coverage. cheers, skipp > "Tony L." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I've asked this question before, but will ask it again just to see if > there are any new twists that I'm unaware of: > > Our UHF repeater is currently equipped with a 50 watt PA. We have an > opportunity to install a 100 watt PA at moderate cost. Our site is > excellent and we are already using good radios, quality hardline, > excellent filtering, and a commercial grade antenna. > > Will the difference between 50 & 100 watts be worth a moderate > expenditure? > > What would you do? >
