Peter wrote:

You should hear VK3MO on 20 metres ssb, S9+ at my location, when he's
running one watt... as every _REAL_ amateur should know the answer is
in the antenna not the RF output.

Are yoiu having a laugh Peter? If so you're the only one laughing. M3CVN
uses a G5RV - maybe that's the secret?!

OK maybe lots of M3s can't resist pushing their newly bought gear up
to 100W or or so., Are you telling me you always keep to the 400W at
the antenna limit?

Yes.

If you were on 160 metres in the 10W DC input days did you never go
above that? Dozens of G2s and G3s used to run in excess of 100W
output on 160m and some I know ran over 1KW. Some of those read this
newsgroup... bet their faces are red :-)

I've only had 2 qso's on topband in my life and never broken the terms
of my licence. At least the G2's and G3's /earned/ the right to be on
the bands, they had nothing given to them.

Nothing ever changes...

No it doesn't, there'll always be some apologist for mediocrity and the
dumbing down of amateur radio to the level of six year olds and retards
with the mental age of 6.

--
Proud Holder of Old Nick's Deputy First Class Badge