Date: Mon, 04 Apr 2011 00:49:49 -0700
From: Jim Brown <jim@audiosystemsgroup.com>
Subject: Re: [Amps] Alpha vs Henry
On 4/3/2011 8:06 AM, Damon Stewart wrote:
> Very good amp but when pushed the tuned input plate
> choke would start to scream. It was a great 3800-4000 watt amp with
> 100 watts drive.
Exactly how did you use this amp at these power levels? I hope you're
not one of those LIDS who cheats by running higher than legal power.
73, Jim K9YC
&&& Well, he`s going to need at least 1900 w pep out...to compensate for
just 1 db of feed-line loss. 1900 to 3800w is just a lousy 3db anyway.
&&& why is it that obtaining a lousy 3db with a bigger amp is a no-no.... but
obtaining 3-12 db with bigger ants, higher ants, stacked ants, lower loss coax,
etc is just hunk-dory. Maybe he doesn`t have the real estate for a 4-square
on 160m.
Maybe he doesn`t have room or $$ for a large 80m array..or a 40m yagi. The
3-el 40m yag will eat the 4 x squares for breakfast, and totally decimate a
single
vertical or dipole.
IMO, with on the noisy lower bands, I don`t think anybody really cares how one
get`s his
ERP. Trying to have a rag chew on the low bands..esp during summer
months...is no fun
on ssb.
Jim VE7RF
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