[Johnson] Another Valiant Newby question

[John Lawson]

On Wed, 7 Sep 2005, peter markavage wrote:

> Why would you want to drive a Thunderbolt with a Valiant? There's no real

   Well, you're probably right.  I intend to keep the Valiant no matter 
what - but it's obvious I'm going to want to put more watts into the 
feedline than is available from 3 6146s.  I was going to see if I could 
keep to one marque, but looks like the amplifier will be another brand - 
Henry, Ameritron - etc.  And I have an Elmac AF-67 that would make a dandy 
exciter for some as-yet-undiscovered amp.

   The question still remains - why is the Valiant so cranky at low power 
outputs?


>
> I you want a stronger signal, work on the antenna.

   Alas, not possible. I run a 400' loop NVIS around my back fence, 
balanced feedline into a tuner, thence to the Valiant. CC&Rs prevent much 
more.  I could ground-mount an all-band vertical, but I'm in northern 
Nevada, the ground is very dry and exceedingly hard, and the lighting can 
be unmerciful at times, not to mention the wind and snowstorms..


   Thanks for the help!


Cheers

John  KB6SCO