[Elecraft] 2-meter solid-state linear amplifiers with K3 2-meter option

[Merv Schweigert]

For the cost of LMR-600 you can find excellent used hard line removed from
cell use etc.
I used to buy it from the tower installers for 1.00 ft.  most of it was 
new end of
spool stuff even.
Shop around,  its there, even the junk yards have it many times if your 
in a
large populated area.  A 12 pack of beer to the junk yard man produces a lot
of good stuff set aside for you.
Merv  K9FD/KH6
> Yes,  although I did not indicate this earlier, getting a high-gain antenna is first on my research and shopping list.  I know more about what I want there and where to find it.  It is the amplifier part of the problem that I was asking here.  Also, just in case someone wants to raise the issue, I am already planning on LMR600 low-loss coax (but likely not super low loss hardline coax).
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> 73, phil, K7PEH
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> On Jan 21, 2013, at 8:59 AM, Jim Brown <jim at audiosystemsgroup.com> wrote:
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>> On 1/21/2013 8:13 AM, Peter Torry wrote:
>>> May I suggest that before buying an amp that you review the system that you intend to use as money spent on a good antenna and low loss feeder are a better investment than an amp.
>> Excellent suggestion, Peter.The difference between 5 watts and 160 watts is 15 dB.  It's not too difficult to achieve 10 dB or more of gain with a 2M Yagi of manageable size, to gain another 10dB by getting it high in the air, and to lose 10 dB in a long run of small coax and junk connectors.
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>> 73, Jim K9YC
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