Hmmm.
A Skipper.
Has one 8950 or similar driving three of the same tube.
The max size of a radio that drives that single tube is pretty small. A base CB in 1974 would bust a gut to show more than 16 Watts PEP. And that's what the designer had in mind.
Base radios these days will deliver twice or three times the wattage that's safe for a single-tube driver setup. Overdriving the driver tube is a good way to produce a lot of harmonic energy that gets into nearby appliances.
HOA, you say?
A low-pass filter in line with any amplifier could keep the HOA away, or help. The Skipper isn't any worse than most 45-plus year old CB base amplifiers. But it contains almost no filtering for harmonics.
What I would recommend is an amplifier that says it's good for about twice the power your radio will pump into it. Yeah, you'll see half the power it claims, but the interference factor will be greatly reduced.
73
