[Boatanchors] 120 - 240vac and output

[Albert LaFrance]

What you *really* need is a $395 six-foot power cord with a secret,
patent-pending ingredient called "Stardust".  Check this out for a good
laugh:
http://www.soundstage.com/revequip/shunyata_powersnakes.htm

Albert

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ray Friess" <rayfri at highstream.net>
To: <garyschafer at comcast.net>
Cc: "boatanchors-mailman.qth.net" <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>; "Vic
Rosenthal" <vic at rakefet.com>; "Ron" <w8ron at sbcglobal.net>
Sent: Friday, November 26, 2004 5:15 PM
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] 120 - 240vac and output


> The 4x power to double signal strength that I was referring to was the
> power output of the
> transmitter or linear..       In other words, if I want to double the S
> meter reading on the other
> guys receiver from, say, S 4 to about S 9,  and I am running 100 watts
> .... then I generally need
> to go to 400 watts to get double that reading on his S meter.     Again,
> increasing my power
> output from my linear from 1000 watts up to 1200 watts is not going to
> make me one bit strong
> in the other guys receiver or his S meter....   GENERALLY.
>      I say generally because if I am running that extra 200 watts into a
> beam with a 9 db gain...
> while he wont see a doubling of my signal strength over 1000 watts into
> that same beam, he may
> see an S unit difference, which can make the difference between a
> contact or no contact...
> especially in a pileup....    Still, to me it wouldnt be worth the worry
> or extra effort to run 220
> into my shack just for my linears.   I would, and do, use 115....