[OKDXA] On Power...

[NE5SD - Steve Duskin]

I have not run an amp yet.  I now have one and it will be hooked up.

Dad -NE5S- had a 1000W but it opened his garage when at full power.  He
said he went up to between 450W and 600W on pile-ups when he needed that
particular DX entity.

73

-Steve.
NE5SD


On Wed, Apr 13, 2022, 10:21 AM Kim Elmore <cw_de_n5op at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> I've a question for the group: how often do you QRO for a DX contact vs
> the usually 100 W? I tend to try 100 W first and if I'm clearly making
> no progress, I'll run QRO (except for 30 m). Am I being a masochist? Do
> those of you with almiost all of 'em worked simply turn on the amp when
> you turn on the rig and run full smoke all the time, or do you pick and
> choose?
>
> 73,
>
> Kim N5OP
>
> --
> Kim Elmore, Ph
>
> Kim Elmore, Ph.D. (Adj. Assoc. Prof., OU School of Meteorology, CCM, PP
> SEL/MEL/Glider, UAS, N5OP, 2nd Class Radiotelegraph, GROL)
>
> /“I occasionally play works by contemporary composers and for two
> reasons. First to discourage the composer from writing any more and
> secondly to remind myself how much I appreciate Beethoven." – Jascha
> Heifetz/
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