Good you can hear stations 3 x 3 , that means your noise level is low. Lucky you.
OK, then an amp is the primary target. 400 W to 600 W under $400....a few mentioned before. IMHO, I wouldn't buy a CC R9 for 20 dollars....not worth it. I recommend you put together a shortened 80 meter vertical. 32 feet is 1/8th WL and load it with a lumped L coil to achieve 1/4 WL electrical . You can probably put this together for under $75. Mount it on your roof with minimum of 4 radials I have some parts you can use -- sturdy base sections from CC R7's and a bit of tubing, but not enough. Can also provide wire fora few of the required radials for both the vertical and the L, whichever you wish to implement. Another way is to use a 3/8 WL tubing and wire "L", fed against radials on the ground. Make the vertical tubing part as high as possible and then bend to horizontal wire and make that the 3/8th resonance control portion, if you have that much room. 1/4 WL if not. You can put lumped L into the horizontal wire at the bend to make the required electrical length, therefore keeping the highest current on the vertical wire. Elbow grease instead of $ is much better. Keep the dipole no matter what and switch between the different antennas for best reception/transmission, etc. GL....RH On Fri, Jan 3, 2020 at 4:28 PM Martin Blaise via BVARC <[email protected]> wrote: > I can hear the stations in the northeast but they are 3x3 with 100 watts > and the ones with amps are 55 to 59. > Cushcraft R9 is like $600 or $700 I think > > > On Fri, Jan 3, 2020 at 3:26 PM Rick Hiller via BVARC <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Question....can you hear those stations that can't hear you? If you >> can't hear them the antenna is a solution. If you can hear them then the >> amplifier is a solution. >> >> Try a Heathkit SB-200 or Yeasu FL-2100B....both will easily run 400 watts >> or even more. $250 to $350. That first jump from 100 to 400 makes a big >> difference. The next jump to improve 1 S unit is 1600 watts. Run >> compression on xmit and take that to the limit, even going over some times >> to get thru. Even Ameritron 811 and 811 H are in that ball park $ range >> sometimes. >> >> BTW, what 80 meter antenna costs $700 ? >> >> Maybe a 2 or 3 element wire beam in the right direction might help. How >> about putting up a vertical and having a switchable antenna system >> depending on where the stations are. Closer in NVIS, so a low dipole works >> OK. Further out, low angle from a vertical would work better. Always best >> to have more than one antenna in your shortwave projector arsenal. >> >> GL....RH >> . >> >> On Fri, Jan 3, 2020 at 1:39 PM Martin Blaise via BVARC <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> I run a 75 meter worked all states net with 100 watts output. Stations >>> in the New England area states, the northern states and the west have >>> trouble copying me or can’t and I have to get relay stations to get them >>> checked in. I would love to have a nice amplifier but I just do not have >>> $4000 to buy one. What I want to know is ... is there some possible way to >>> increase the power up to say 250 watts so I’d be reaching all states >>> better? An old used amp? Would it work with a yaesu 450d? The antenna is a >>> home brew 75 meter dipole above my house and going into an L shape. Another >>> note I do not have the $700 or so for fancier antenna and I’m not sure it >>> would put out a stronger signal. In any case what is the best way to get >>> more power for someone on a budget? >>> ________ >>> >>> Everyone please check in the Monday Night 146.94MHz net 8PM... Get on >>> the air!! >>> Dont forget the BANQUET, Jan 31 2020 tickets on the website. >>> Volunteer to help with the March Hamfest! >>> Radio,Radio,Radio We are a radio Club! >>> [email protected] >>> http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org >>> Message delivered to [email protected] >>> >> >> >> -- >> Rick Hiller >> *e-mail: [email protected] <[email protected]>* >> *Cell: 832-474-3713* >> *Physical: 9031 Troulon Drive* >> * Houston, TX 77036* >> ________ >> >> Everyone please check in the Monday Night 146.94MHz net 8PM... Get on >> the air!! >> Dont forget the BANQUET, Jan 31 2020 tickets on the website. >> Volunteer to help with the March Hamfest! >> Radio,Radio,Radio We are a radio Club! >> [email protected] >> http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org >> Message delivered to [email protected] >> > ________ > > Everyone please check in the Monday Night 146.94MHz net 8PM... Get on the > air!! > Dont forget the BANQUET, Jan 31 2020 tickets on the website. > Volunteer to help with the March Hamfest! > Radio,Radio,Radio We are a radio Club! > [email protected] > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Message delivered to [email protected] > -- Rick Hiller *e-mail: [email protected] <[email protected]>* *Cell: 832-474-3713* *Physical: 9031 Troulon Drive* * Houston, TX 77036*
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