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Equipment / Re: equip question : new member: first post, i need help
« on: October 27, 2020, 2316 UTC »
It would seem he intends to run a Midland CB into a 35w amp. Correct?
4 watts probably will drive such a small amp into oscillation, particularly on AM, but I not sure many would notice anyway given the vacancy of the band outside of sporadic E openings for DX or the usual multiple-kilowatt superstations talking over each other. Even more so when compared to the typical overdriven and/or unfiltered splatter boxes on 11m; and far too often on amateur bands as well. o.0
Initial advice? If the transceiver and/or microphone have adjustable mic gains, please do not immediately crank the settings to their highest levels. I would rather try to copy a clean QRP signal than try to "interpret" to an overmodulated and heavily clipping strong signal.
Anyway, onto the the antenna aspect. A basic wire antenna can handle thousands of watts assuming correct wire gauge, tuning, common mode choking, etc.
That said take wattage ratings on loaded, matched, trapped, etc. 11m antennas with the proverbial grain of salt. Tubes can be expensive. Transistors can be expensive. Plan your antenna system accordingly.
I still have a Shakespeare 318GBT 18' vertical deployed at the QTH. I rarely use it for much of anything these days, but I picked it up years ago to replace an even older one from a previous QTH that finally failed after many years of outright neglect. Ground mount, add a few short radials, install a choke if desired, and retune the coil. Great vertical antenna for upper HF. This one has held up nicely over several years of abusive Florida weather thus far.
4 watts probably will drive such a small amp into oscillation, particularly on AM, but I not sure many would notice anyway given the vacancy of the band outside of sporadic E openings for DX or the usual multiple-kilowatt superstations talking over each other. Even more so when compared to the typical overdriven and/or unfiltered splatter boxes on 11m; and far too often on amateur bands as well. o.0
Initial advice? If the transceiver and/or microphone have adjustable mic gains, please do not immediately crank the settings to their highest levels. I would rather try to copy a clean QRP signal than try to "interpret" to an overmodulated and heavily clipping strong signal.
Anyway, onto the the antenna aspect. A basic wire antenna can handle thousands of watts assuming correct wire gauge, tuning, common mode choking, etc.
That said take wattage ratings on loaded, matched, trapped, etc. 11m antennas with the proverbial grain of salt. Tubes can be expensive. Transistors can be expensive. Plan your antenna system accordingly.
I still have a Shakespeare 318GBT 18' vertical deployed at the QTH. I rarely use it for much of anything these days, but I picked it up years ago to replace an even older one from a previous QTH that finally failed after many years of outright neglect. Ground mount, add a few short radials, install a choke if desired, and retune the coil. Great vertical antenna for upper HF. This one has held up nicely over several years of abusive Florida weather thus far.
Just watch out for the sharp corners if like mine. :ouch:
