gibberdill wrote:
I plan to use my 26 ga. 75 meter dipole (stealth antenna)-- now with 100 W--
with my new amplifier, with 800-1000 W output. Is that too small a gauge?
How much current can I expect it to take? Even if it doesn't get too hot,
will it be significantly less efficient?



I've seen the other answers to this post, but no one asked this
question: why are you going to put a kW into a stealth antenna?

Before you do, you should do these three things: 1) be sure that you
have minimized all possible losses from your current antenna setup; 2)
be sure that you have a receiver that will pick a gnat out of the noise
(better use DSP), because you will be loud and everyone who answers you
will think you can hear them; 3) minimize any man-made noise sources in
your local area (sort of related to #2).

Remember, if you can't hear 'em, you can't work 'em.

All the best, and 73,
Dave
kz1o