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Re: just 500W ?

Posted by Julian, G4ILO on Jan 25, 2011; 10:43pm
URL: http://elecraft.85.s1.nabble.com/just-500W-tp5960032p5960860.html

500W is more than many of us in other parts of the world are allowed to use. Life is not too short for QRP and it certainly isn't too short for 100W, never mind 500. If that wasn't the case we'd have all given up long ago.

Power is like an arms race, people get sucked in to believing they need more than the other guy. The end result is a lot of money spent for no real gain save to satisfy one's ego. Good news for amp manufacturers and that's about all.

"QRP: It's not how much you've got, it's what you do with it." Anyone is welcome to put that on a T shirt.

AD4C2009 wrote
The shirt I wear sometimes in the hamfests says up front : "Life is too short for QRP"
 
I run every night not less than 500W on 40M,only way to brake the pileups and fight againts the "big guns".When every single one on the bands drop their power to 100W or less,I drop mine,that is not going to happen never anymore,its too late,so design and build another amp for 1KW and I am sure you will sell way more than the actual 500W unit.
 
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