[Lowfer] Re: Last Season for Lowfers?

Wed, 10 Jul 2002 20:11:03 -0500

I wouldn't doubt it that they are running a totally stupid power level. I
knew of a guy a few years back that ran a 5kw amp on the low bands, I even
had to go see it on the Bird wattmeter keyed down to believe it. It easily
put out 5kw on the low HF bands. No wonder it is so hard to reliably work
anywhere with 100w anymore. I remember working SSB with 100w and my 1/4th
wave inverted L down to Mexico and up to Alaska on 160-meters. There will be
the nut case that will crank up the KW or so on LF some day if it hasn't
already been done. There will always be lids on the ham bands unfortunately.

Mike>WE0H
http://www.we0h.us/lf.html

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]On
Behalf Of Ed Phillips
Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2002 7:21 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [Lowfer] Re: Last Season for Lowfers?

Alberto di Bene wrote:

> Ed,
>      which country doesn't have them ?

        I thought maybe things were better across the ocean.  Should know
better, I guess.

May be the percentage in the US is
> higher, don't know, but for sure ragchewers are scattered all around trhe
world,
> giving reports along the line : "Your signal is strong, only the
modulation is a bit low".
> Heard during an SSB QSO....
>
> 73  Alberto  I2PHD

        "Only 6 stations get across [80 meter long path to northern Europe]
and
all but 1 IS RUNNING HIGH POWER".  Heard on 80 meters more than once.
By the way, I suspect that to these guys "high power" means more than 10
kW!

73,

Ed
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