On Jan 6, 2007, at 1:05 PM, badgerscreek wrote:
Extremely high power makes for an interesting experiment thats all. I
have not used my big box on real antennas for many many years.
However i still fire it up into a dummy load, and i still try and
improve its circuits. Does that make sense probably not
Anything above 1 kilowatt is very hard to justify on the needs of a
communications circuit. I would argue that its only the lower bands
where it may be of some help. Even then its hardly needed and is only
helpful in the case of jammers etc. Its shame having a high
electricity bill because someone else has a poor receiving location!
Very few stations these days have the ability to radiate the power
at the low incoming angles where it can do some good.
On 80m and 160m, low radiation angles are typically not good.
...
If i had the choice between high power and a hilltop location with
sloping terrain in all directions i would take the hilltop location
over the 20db amplifier any day. Better still is a saltwater island
with verticals, i then could run these stations on solar power and
achieve the same thing without contributing to global warming!
You would still be exhaling CO^2,
cheerz, Greg.
R. L. Measures, AG6K, 805.386.3734
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