thanks to all who answered my combiner question!
> By the way, all radios are not cleaner at low power. Nearly all of
> the solid state rigs I've tested get dirtier as the power level is
> increased or decreased from a median value of power.
> Running a 100 watt radio at ten watts to drive a tetrode will
> almost certainly make the signal trashier than running the
> same radio at normal power.
it seems like the "schmutz" level stays pretty constant... so that
often means that the "signal-to-schmutz" ratio goes down when the
power output is reduced!
73,
George T. Daughters, K6GT
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