"Stone-ok" wrote in message
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I was wondering if I could get a little help on an amp purchase or other
modifications that would help in my tranmit and receive distance. I'll
start off by mentioning that I live in the country with little to no
neighbors.

I have a barefoot Galaxy DX55V, that I've brought into the house and
hooked up to a Pyramid PS-14KX power supply with a Solarcon A99 mounted at
approximately 25', running Tramflex RG-8/x coax at a length of 50', and an
Astatic 636L mic.

It appears that with my current setup, I can hear traffic approximately
12-15 miles away with static - but they cannot hear me. I was looking for
someway to clear that up and extend my range so that I could be heard and
since there are geography obstructions in between (fairly good size
hills), I first started looking at an amp. I first thought of an RMI
KL-300, but was really unsure as to what choices were available due to
what the 14KX would drive.

It has also been mentioned that I should raise the antenna to 35', which
I'm all for - I just don't have anything available to attach it to at the
time.

Are there any suggestions? Should I forego any amp purchase and focus on
raising my antenna? If I should think of buying an amp, is the RMI KL
series amps worth considering or should I steer towards a Fat Boy,
Palomar, ALA, etc...

Thanks a lot for any assistance that you can give.

Happy Easter!
1] Make sure that your current antenna has a good ground.

2] Attach as many ground radials as you can.

3] See if you can barrow a antenna analyzer to check the SWR of your
antenna system.