Return-Path: Received: from rly-mf07.mx.aol.com (rly-mf07.mail.aol.com [172.20.29.177]) by air-mf10.mail.aol.com (v121_r4.4) with ESMTP id MAILINMF104-972495a6e071fe; Tue, 30 Dec 2008 13:53:06 -0500 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [193.82.116.20]) by rly-mf07.mx.aol.com (v121_r4.4) with ESMTP id MAILRELAYINMF078-972495a6e071fe; Tue, 30 Dec 2008 13:52:57 -0500 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1LHjhm-0002yK-8S for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Tue, 30 Dec 2008 18:52:38 +0000 Received: from [83.244.159.144] (helo=relay3.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1LHjhl-0002yB-Ru for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Tue, 30 Dec 2008 18:52:37 +0000 Received: from smtp23.orange.fr ([193.252.22.126]) by relay3.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1LHjhk-0000y6-Vm for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Tue, 30 Dec 2008 18:52:37 +0000 Received: from me-wanadoo.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mwinf2321.orange.fr (SMTP Server) with ESMTP id C7746700008F for ; Tue, 30 Dec 2008 19:52:26 +0100 (CET) Received: from JR (Mix-Dijon-106-4-118.w193-248.abo.wanadoo.fr [193.248.131.118]) by mwinf2321.orange.fr (SMTP Server) with ESMTP id F38307000084 for ; Tue, 30 Dec 2008 19:52:25 +0100 (CET) X-ME-UUID: 20081230185225997.F38307000084@mwinf2321.orange.fr Message-ID: <200812301952220202.1D5737C3@smtp.wanadoo.fr> In-Reply-To: <003701c96a6e$9fe87bd0$0301a8c0@mal769a60aa920> References: <003701c96a6e$9fe87bd0$0301a8c0@mal769a60aa920> X-Mailer: Courier 3.50.00.09.1098 (http://www.rosecitysoftware.com) (P) Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2008 19:52:22 +0100 From: "John RABSON" To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,none Subject: Re: LF: QSB Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 required=5.0 tests=none autolearn=no version=2.63 X-SA-Exim-Scanned: Yes Sender: owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group X-SA-Exim-Rcpt-To: rs_out_1@blacksheep.org X-SA-Exim-Scanned: No; SAEximRunCond expanded to false X-AOL-IP: 193.82.116.20 On 30/12/2008 at 11:06 mal hamilton wrote: [ ... ] >100 watts erp was considered low power in the marine service, applicable >mostly to emergency and standby transmitters. The main ship transmitters >had around 1kw - 2kw available, using a 4cx1500 tube, 2 x 4-400 tubes, 4 >- 6 x 4cx250 tubes and a variety of others in the PA stage. >73 de mal/g3kev ? In the 1970s the REOU journal carried demands for higher power so that 'Brit= ish ships could compete with the kW of John the Greek'. 73 de John F5VLF