I suppose I was quite similar myself, Ed. I bought a vaguely working 813
amplifier off someone who'd built a bigger amp, fixed it, then a vaguely
working Heath SB220, then decided to build my own 4-1000A amp, learning
along the way, then a Pi-L continuous coverage 160-10m 3CX3000A7 and now I'm
wondering what next. I have a couple of 4CX10,000Ds hanging around...
This reflector has proved valuable to me, both looking through the archives
and asking the relevant experts. I too read W6SAI's books, many of G3RZP's
articles and I also had great advice from people like GW3NWS, W6MTF, G3SEK,
G6ABU, G3ZRS and many others whom I've embarrassingly forgotten. No-one
starts from a position of knowledge (especially those of us who aren't
professional RF or electronics engineers), we just pick it up over the
years. We all have to start somewhere and for me, it's the learning (and
sharing) that makes the hobby fun.
But there's no such thing as s daft question .... and asking it doesn't make
you a horse's ass :-)
cheers
Dave G0OIL
>
> Good point Dave, as I said, I'm a confirmed horse's ass . I started with a
> broken Dentron and learned to fix it, then bought a TL-922a, and ended up
> building my own with the guidance of N5SU and others. I read Bill Orr, CQ,
> 73, Ham Radio, and QST. I guess being an old fart now, I want everyone to
> do it the hard way. Never mind me, at least I'm not giving advice about
> something I know little or nothing about.
> Ed-kv5i
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: DAVE WHITE
> To: Ed
> Sent: Friday, May 25, 2012 3:54 PM
> Subject: Re: [Amps] Question for new amateur radio operators
>
>
> Maybe because you want to learn more?
>
> Or did I miss a rhetorical thread?
>
> Dave G0OIL
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ed" <elh54@sbcglobal.net>
> To: <amps@contesting.com>
> Sent: Friday, May 25, 2012 9:33 PM
> Subject: [Amps] Question for new amateur radio operators
>
>
> > >From a confirmed horses ass. If you are going to buy a plug and play
> > >amplifier, plug it into the AC wall outlet, hook your solid state
> > >transciever's coax to the input, and your antenna's coax into the
> output.
> > >Why do you read this reflector?
> > Ed-kv5i
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