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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...   
      
      
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