Long time ago

[BOOTY MONSTER]

most cb amps can be fairly clean if driven properly . over driving any amp (tube or pill) will cause splatter . just because it can show the power on a meter doesn't mean it's clean power . folks getting twice or more wattage than what the pills/tubes can do may not realize that a good portion of those watts aren't on frequency (thus the splatter) since the meters just measure power but not the frequency(s) the watts are being transmitted on .

BTW , doubling power has little actual effect on transmitting distance ....... but don't take my word for it .

http://www.hamuniverse.com/linearamp.html

also ..... cheap electronics being sold today sometimes have very poor shielding or construction to help prevent RF interference so some changes on their end (magnetic chokes on power leads) may be needed . and if you're real close to them the proximity may be too much to overcome

[Tallman]

most cb amps can be fairly clean if driven properly . over driving any amp (tube or pill) will cause splatter . just because it can show the power on a meter doesn't mean it's clean power .

Linear amplifiers will amplify all signals presented to it. Hence the name "LINEAR". If you put a poorly tuned radio into a linear that poorly tuned signal harmonics and all a boosted. Proper alignment in the transmitter is important.

http://www.hamuniverse.com/linearamp.html

also ..... cheap electronics being sold today sometimes have very poor shielding or construction to help prevent RF interference so some changes on their end (magnetic chokes on power leads) may be needed . and if you're real close to them the proximity may be too much to overcome

Linear amplifiers will amplify all signals presented to it. Hence the name "LINEAR". If you put a poorly tuned radio into a linear, that poorly tuned signal harmonics and all are boosted. Proper alignment in the transmitter is important.

The main gist of this is "GARBAGE IN, GARBAGE OUT". Use low pass filters before and after the amp.

Surprisingly, the AB biased KL amplifiers do a pretty good job of cancelling the harmonics.