Well I know it's above your head Clint. But some of us run linear sats
with a 1/4 wave to TX and the arrow for RX. It's good to have some extra
power available if needed to work through wet tree leaves, etc.  Works
very well...

73 Jeff kb2m


On 9/27/2021 1:36 PM, Clint Bradford via AMSAT-BB wrote:
>>> … 50W …
> What is the reason for needing 50W in your mobile rig?
>
> Is the over-powering compensating for a poor antenna?
>
> Clint K6LCS
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