Never needed an amp when skip conditions were high. But having the best antenna design (max gain & horizontal polarity) for skip precluded the need for an amp. 100w can really be enough if skip conditions are optimal.
This is what I've been using for the last few years, and aside from a bleeder resistor opening up in the power supply, making for a very noisy cap failure, its been a great amp.
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i never had a need for a amp.
just a good antenna
i never had a need for a amp.
just a good antenna
I know antenna is key, and i have had what i thought were some decent ones, but rarely can make dx contacts on11 meters ssb with 4-5 watts. I have done it a few times but not often, i do try though. And never on am, 1 time when i was just getting into cbs with a shakespear pogo stick antenna and tried forever. Didnt even know amps existed back then