What is the intent of the rule?
If you have a 1500W amp in use but legally operating within your class
will you be tempted to turn it up if you really need to work that rare
mult?
If the rules say the max output should be 500 watts why would they care
if it was from the radio or an amp?
Specify that the maximum transmitted power is XXX. Why get involved
with attempting to disallow things that cannot be checked.
Most rigs have a maximum of 100 watts out. Some rigs have an output of
200 watts or 400 watts. What is the difference between owning a rig
capable of 200w or 400w watts out or adding a amp in line? Isn't the
temptation the same?
Which option if any outputs the cleanest signal?
Mike W0MU
On 10/27/2013 10:30 AM, Tom Osborne wrote:
That is a good question as I've always wondered that. The only way I could
get 100 watts out in RTTY would be to run an amp as my radios only do 100
watts and couldn't run them 100% key down for a whole contest.
How about radios that are capable of running 400 watts or even 200 watts.
Seems to me they would be subject to the same rule. If I crank my SB-200 up
full bore right now, I'm lucky to get 400 watts out of it.
I would really like to be able to drop the radio down to about 30 or 40
watts and not stress it. 73
Tom W7WHY
My radio is old and the output has dropped. If I chose to would it be
legal
(ethical) to use an amplifier to get it back up to 100 watts output.
Depends on the contest and the entry category. The rules of many
contests only talk about transmitter output power, regardless of how it
is achieved, but the NAQP has a rule that deals specifically with
amplifiers: "6. ... Use of external amplifiers capable of more than 100
W output is not allowed."
73,
Rich VE3KI
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