Re: [Elecraft] OT - High Power?

2015-09-04 Thread Rick Bates
Folks are missing the point. If producing even a weak signal at the other end requires maximum legal power, so be it. It's still a weak signal. QRO is a mindset, not a fixed level. 73, Rick wa6nhc Tiny iPhone 5 keypad, typos are inevitable > On Sep 3, 2015, at 11:40 PM, Carl Jón Denbow

Re: [Elecraft] OT - High Power?

2015-09-04 Thread David Ahrendts
Gentlemen, thanks for your thoughts on High Power. We’ll now close this OT thread. David A., KC0XT (Aspiring Big Gun & Bigger Than a Pistol! ;—) > On Sep 3, 2015, at 11:40 PM, Carl Jón Denbow wrote: > > Okay, I should have said 100 watts is QRO for JT65 on HF. I've never

Re: [Elecraft] OT - High Power?

2015-09-04 Thread Carl Jón Denbow
Okay, I should have said 100 watts is QRO for JT65 on HF. I've never used it on VHF, UHF, EME, etc. I know it was developed for EME, but it has evolved a lot since then. The newer JT9 was developed, as I understand it, for terrestrial weak signal use. Perhaps my original meaning would have

Re: [Elecraft] OT - High Power?

2015-09-04 Thread Bill Frantz
I can go to 100W with my K3. That is what I currently log as "high power" in RUMlog. There are many K3 options that are higher on my wish list than more power. 73 Bill AE6JV On 9/3/15 at 9:35 AM, davidahren...@me.com (David Ahrendts) wrote: What do you regard as “high power?” Is our beloved

Re: [Elecraft] OT - High Power?

2015-09-03 Thread Jim Brown
On Thu,9/3/2015 9:58 AM, Carl Jón Denbow wrote: For JT65 100 watts is QRO!;-) On HF, yes. On 160M, 6M, 2M, or moonbounce, it's QRP. JT65 is a WEAK SIGNAL mode, NOT a QRP mode. Caps added for emphasis. 73, Jim K9YC __ Elecraft

Re: [Elecraft] OT - High Power?

2015-09-03 Thread Ian - Ham
-Original Message- From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of David Ahrendts Sent: Thursday, September 3, 2015 12:35 PM To: Elecraft List <Elecraft@mailman.qth.net> Subject: [Elecraft] OT - High Power? What do you regard as “high power?” Is our beloved KPA500 at 500

[Elecraft] OT - High Power?

2015-09-03 Thread David Ahrendts
What do you regard as “high power?” Is our beloved KPA500 at 500 watts a high power device? Or do you have to have a big Alpha at legal limit? David Ahrendts davidahren...@me.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home:

Re: [Elecraft] OT - High Power?

2015-09-03 Thread Carl Jón Denbow
an.qth.net] On Behalf Of David > Ahrendts > Sent: Thursday, September 3, 2015 12:35 PM > To: Elecraft List <Elecraft@mailman.qth.net> > Subject: [Elecraft] OT - High Power? > > What do you regard as “high power?” Is our beloved KPA500 at 500 watts a high > power devic

Re: [Elecraft] OT - High Power?

2015-09-03 Thread Bob
PM To: Elecraft List <Elecraft@mailman.qth.net> Subject: [Elecraft] OT - High Power? What do you regard as “high power?” Is our beloved KPA500 at 500 watts a high power device? Or do you have to have a big Alpha at legal limit? David Ahren

Re: [Elecraft] OT - High Power?

2015-09-03 Thread Edward R Cole
m Brown <j...@audiosystemsgroup.com> To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] OT - High Power? Message-ID: <55e88209.4040...@audiosystemsgroup.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed On Thu,9/3/2015 9:58 AM, Carl J?n Denbow wrote: > For JT65 100 watts is QRO!;-) On

Re: [Elecraft] OT - High Power?

2015-09-03 Thread Harry Yingst via Elecraft
Exactly From: Jim Brown <j...@audiosystemsgroup.com> To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Thursday, September 3, 2015 1:23 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] OT - High Power? On Thu,9/3/2015 9:58 AM, Carl Jón Denbow wrote: > For JT65 100 watts is QRO!;-) On HF, yes. On 160