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A lot of thoughtful responses. The emerging consensus seems to be that 100 watts from the transmitter is safe, but for extra peace of mind I could go with 70 watts and lose maybe a third of an S-unit or so off my received signal. That’ll also help me manage energy consumption.

@ure_n8 It's 71 feet, so it looks like it misses being a 60m half-wave by about 16 feet.

@dmoisan The other reply was similar. There's a certain amount of overhead that doesn't go away just because you back off on the final stage power.

@dtabor OK, I kinda suspected there'd be some overhead. Thanks for the info!

#SuperBowl

@nprscottsimon At least we didn’t get the cliché about the need to get touchdowns in the red zone because, well, they never got in the red zone.

So I wonder who’s doing the halftime show.

@caryseven For this activation I used a ham stick on a tripod with three thirty-foot radials.

My DXCC playlist for the ride home from yesterday’s #POTA activation.

Celebrating a better than average #POTA activation. 🍸

@dtabor Nice working you today.

@philkowal Yep. All the location work was done in what is now Malibu Creek State Park.

This is literally and unironically why AI and targeted adverts don’t freak me out in the least.

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@KD9RDO It's ARINC's primary for flights between North America and Hawaii. Most aircraft these days have CPDLC, but for extended over water they're still required to carry HF radios and (most importantly for SWLs) conduct radio checks on each flight.