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I am running an A99 with a pyrmamid ps12kx 10amp supply with my magnum 257hp in the house, no amp, just radio, works well too. Spend more time in my mobile as that is my get away for a few and I also work on the road quite a bit, so I spent more time on my mobile, not to say that the base isn't right, it works good as well, just don't have the extra power. 60-70 watts is what I get on ssb and my radio never gets hot. This is on the base setup, my mobile runs a bit more power pushing 75-90 watts on ssb. I keep a good brushless fan on all the time in the mobile. I have a fan on the base but don't have to use it much as the radio doesn't get warm as often. Anyway, again glad to speak to you 323 and will talk again soon!! God bless.
I used to run that antenna, would recommend going to 1/2 wave or .64 wave Imax 2000 with ground plane, will notice big difference over the A99 1/4 wave. Do some research and you will see what I mean. In a house you sound be safe up to a straight 4 pill amp as long as use good coax like Times Microwave (LMR-400) and a good grounding system (9 foot grounding rods into ground) and should bother the neighbors at all. Then you will notice much better on receive and big difference on transmit from base. Also depends how high your location is above sea level and how high you can mount the antenna off ground. The combination of those 2 heights also help.
In car run just a 1x2 that does almost 300-400 watts, but again in mobile can always move and get to a high spot and it acts as a 4 pill or higher depending where car is located. Especially going over a bridge is really fun, get out like crazy. Or if go by the ocean amazing how it acts as relector and get out all over. Just a few tips.
PS - Don't recommend for house the 1x4 or 2x4, people always blow them up very touch amps and have to use very low deadkey and swing. One mistake and poof you will blow up amp, where the straight 4,6,8 pills can never blow or should I say much harder. In my car use a single final old Cobra 148GTL which is very weak that was why went with the 1x2 which made huge difference from the straight 2 pill.
Last edited by NY714; 05-27-2014 at 09:33 PM.
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