my question would be how much power to safely run with a TA-33?? Ive been
runing 400 to 500 wts and it seems to be ok....thus far..
Im sure a kw would be pushing it, a lot...
any thoughts on this?
thanks john w8wej
----- Original Message -----
From: <aa4nu@ix.netcom.com>
To: <martyt@pobox.com>; "RTTY" <RTTY@contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2003 2:10 PM
Subject: Re: [RTTY] RTTY Capable Amp
> >The bigger issue before you go after a huge amplifier is whether
> >or not you have antennas that can handle 500 or 1000 watts of
> >RTTY for very long. Most trapped tribanders cannot regardless
> >of the manufacturer's "power rating" claims, and certainly none
> >of the multiband verticals will last long under that kind of stress.
>
> Excellent point here ... as you will also QUICKLY find ANY/ALL
> "weak spots" ... like coax jumpers, low pass filters, switches, etc.
>
> Happy Holidays to ALL,
>
> 73 Billy AA4NU
>
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