I run 100 watts max, that’s all I have.

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It’s been a long time since I had an FT-857, I now use the IC-9700 which is 100 watts max.

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So, since its only 50 watts, I would run full power or lower power to drive an amp.

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Many confuse the description of FT8 as a weak signal mode and it is but the term weak signal mode, describes its ability to decode very weak signals but many misinterpret this and believe they need to use low power IE. use low power.

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FT8 is capable of copying very weak signals but that does not mean you should lower your power especially on 2 meters where high power is almost mandatory if you want to work the weak ones.

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I am currently building a kilowatt amp for 2.

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K2WH

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