Well...might want to compare the solar situation of "Back "in the day"" to today. Your milage may vary. <grin>
>From: Ron D'Eau Claire <
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>Sent: Nov 8, 2010 2:52 PM
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>Subject: Re: [Elecraft] #3814 is going QRO
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>I'm a 99.9% CW op too, but 10 W SSB will also amaze you.
>
>Back "in the day" as SSB was first taking root, 10W PEP was a very common
>power level. Even us old AM types (I ran a 1950's Viking Ranger) weren't
>running much more. My Ranger did 65 watts dc input to the final, which was
>about 40 watts RF output. But of that 2/3 was in the carrier leaving about
>28 watts in the sidebands. And, of course, only sideband is used so I was
>actually running less than 15 watts in either sideband.
>
>And I worked the world when 20/15/10 was open on "phone", many times working
>SSB stations by carefully zero-beating them. After a report exchange I'd
>casually mention I was running a Ranger and enjoy the consternation when
>they discovered I had a carrier and two sidebands. Of course, there was a
>LOT of AM signals on the bands back then so there wasn't an issue QRMing
>another QSO with the unneeded sideband a couple of kHz away like we have
>today.
>
>Even many "big guns" of the era ran only medium power AM rigs (100 -150
>watts input), so they were at most 3 dB - 1/2 S-unit - better. Kilowatt rigs
>were much scarcer in the 50's and 60's than they are today.
>
>So, unless some careless, heavy-handed "big gun" stomps all over you, you
>can work just about anything you can hear with 10W PEP.
>
>But as all of us brass pounders know, they'll copy CW FB long after the SSB
>signal is hopelessly 'in the mud' Hi!
>
>73
>
>Ron AC7AC
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>After nearly one year of operating my K3 at 10 watts, and being continually
>amazed
>at what it can work, it is going QRO!
>New PA is on order from Elecraft and was shipped same day I ordered it.
>Why you ask do I want to go to 100 watts if it works out so great on 10 w?
>Need 50 watts or so to drive the 8877, and we're going full power for CQWW
>and ARRL 160.
>It's been a fun trip, a real blast. I urge anyone considering a K3 and
>being a bit
>short on funds to not be afraid of going on the bands with 10 watts. You
>will
>be amazed.
>CW of course.
>
>Rick K2XT
>
>
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