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   -=> Rug Rat wrote to All <=-   
      
    RR> The legal power limmit is something I can understand.   
      
    RR> For the majority of us, it is something we will never have to even   
    RR> think about.  As I don't have any plans on operating on any of the   
    RR> bands that have extreemly low power, and I can not see myself running   
    RR> more than 200W, and at present am limmited to 100W by equipment.   
      
    RR> If I ever do get a shack heater, it would be at most 800w.  Though even   
    RR> then I can't see myself buying one.   
      
    RR> The only application I can see myself using an amplifier would be on my   
    RR> 2m simplex Echolink node, and that would be 100w.   
      
    RR> In the off chance that I ever sit down at a station that does run   
    RR> power, with the cost of gear, I am sure I would be given instructions   
    RR> on its propper use.   
      
   Right now I'm just using 2m/440 - so my 50w mobile rig is as high as   
   I'll be going anytime soon...    
      
   And my 'base station?' A dupe of the one in my truck. :-)   
      
      
      
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