Dave Jensen and Steve Bennion are part of a growing trend in the amateur radio community. Licensed more than 50 years ago, both Steve and Dave came back to the hobby during the pandemic and haven’t regretted it.
Over the last few years, both have met and spoken to many others who have dusted off their gear and gotten back on the air. It is clear that many hams share the same interests when it comes to improving their stations.
100 watts and a wire was great for a time. But 100 watts just doesn’t cut through the noise, and another growing trend has emerged as a result.
Despite the improvements from our current solar cycle, an increasing number of operators are looking for additional power and have acquired linear amplifiers. There is a large and growing wave of operators powering up to an average of 800 to 1000 watts.
Of course, in that process, all the other elements of your station must line up to achieve the benefits of this increased power, and that may include new antennas that then require an antenna tuner. Dave and Steve found out that despite how nice it is to have an antenna that works on multiple bands, none of them are perfect, so they investigated the market for automatic antenna tuners that will handle a Kilowatt. We're not talking about tuning up a coat hanger or trying to send RF into a 10-to-1 mismatch. The goal of this session is to review the market and discuss three major sellers in the category and how they have performed in two shacks at a Kilowatt.
This presentation was made at the QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo. For more information go to: qsotodayhamexp...
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7 сен 2024
