In article , Geoffrey S.
Mendelson wrote:

For a 1kw radio, consider a generator.

Yes, I guess that is the only practical option,
if one is contest inclined, and has to fish contacts
out of the bottom of a pileup.

That is the nice thing about ham radio, it has
something to offer everyone, the QRP guys who
use one watt of RF, and the rabid contest guys
who enjoy the rough and tumble competition.

Even something to offer the moon-bounce guys, who
can now contact other hams almost a half-world
away using UHF rigs and parabolic antennas.

Hmm, I wonder how the FCC keeps those hams from
frying a regular communications satellite with their
strong moon-bounce signals.

Mark