IMHO, the half an S-unit gain on the receiveing end doesn't really do much
except run up the electric bill.
You will get more mileage by playing with your antennae where you will get far
cheaper gains from that as well as more substantial
gains.
Of course, it's *your* electric bill, and if you want to only get a 3dB gain
from an amp, it's your call.
I say your answer lies in your antenna system though.
Steve Litwins wrote:
> Hi all;
> Has anybody ever tried to tune an al-1200 or an lk-500z on 30 meters, 10
> Mhz? Easy guys...this is a legit question. I know abt the 200 w pwr limit
> etc. I use an MP. 100 watts on 30m leaves me in the pile sometimes for
> hours. It occurred to me that if I cld drive one of my amps on 30 meters, I
> cld maybe get 200 watts and that 3db might shorten the length of time spent
> in 30 meter piles. I have a very good antenna for 30 meters, several in
> fact, so other than investing in a routable array for 30m, I probably will
> not get too mny dbs extra from the antenna farm.
> There may be other suggestions here as well...so fire away guys, pse let me
> know what u think on this...73/dx
> steve, k8wk
jim
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