[AMRadio] what is this????

[Ed Sieb]

OK, you mud-ducks!   -  So youse guys who are not "au courant" about today's
CB need a little edjumakatin'.

Nobody on the  chicken band runs 4W anymore. That's for "mud-ducks".  Today,
everyone runs either an "export radio" or more likely a "10M radio". These
radios  put out  anywhere  from 40W to over 200W, depending on  the model.
The Galaxy DX 98VHP   ,
http://www.copper.com/cart/product_info.php?cPath=22_23_26&products_id=1453
puts out 200W.     Linear amplifiers from any number of sources are so
common,   virtually every dedicated CB'ers has one.  These range from  200W
all the way to 15,000W  or more.    I kid you not!    If required, I can
point you to several manufacturers with on-line sites.   Since these power
levels are now common,  antenna manufacturers have followed suit and  now
rate their antennas  in kilowatts and more. The more popular antennas are
routinely rated for 5000W.  Some mobile antennas can handle  from 10KW to
25KW.

This ain't yer Gandpaw's CB anymore!!!

Ed, VA3ES
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 Donald Sanders wrote:
I can see the corona coming off the ends of the beam elements or vertical
tip
and the loading coil smoking on the CB antannas.
Not many made for super power.
Don W4BWS