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-=> Rug Rat wrote to Jimmy Anderson <=-

 RR> On Thu  6-Nov-2025  6:32a, Jimmy Anderson@1:105/7.0 said to Rug Rat:


 JA> Right now I'm just using 2m/440 - so my 50w mobile rig is as high as
 JA> I'll be going anytime soon...

 JA> And my 'base station?' A dupe of the one in my truck. :-)

 RR>  The Tx'er on my Echolink node is a Yaesu FT2980.  So it puts out 80
 RR> watts out of the box, but for longevity sake, it would be better to go
 RR> through an amp.  Have the radio put out it's lowest power (10 Watts),
 RR> and let the amp do the heavy lifting.

Interesting. I have an HF now - 10watt to 100watt. That's an interesting
take to use an amp...


... I'm not afraid of flying, I'm afraid of crashing.
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