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MANY HIGH POWERED V/UHF AMPLIFIERS ARE HOME BUILT.  THERE ARE, HOWEVER,
SOME GOOD COMMERCIAL AMPLIFIERS THERE ARE ALSO SEVERAL RECENT AMPLIFIERS
AVAILABLE ON THE USED MARKET.  THEY WORK WELL, AND THE DX WILL NEVER KNOW
THE DIFFERENCE.  HIGH POWER AT THE MICROWAVES IS STILL A FEW OF A KIND
THING.  POWER LEVELS UP TO A FEW HUNDRED WATTS CAN BE ACHIEVED BY
CONVERTING COMMERCIAL EQUIPMENT AT 33 AND 23 CM, AND A FEW SOMEWHAT PRICEY
SOLID STATE AMPLIFIERS IN THE UP TO 200 W CATEGORY ARE NOW AVAILABLE.
TROLLING THROUGH THE LISTINGS ON EBAY AND FREQUENTING THE FLEA MARKETS
WHERE SURPLUS MICROWAVE EQUIPMENT CAN BE FOUND CAN PRODUCE SOME VALUABLE
FINDS.  FOR EXAMPLE, OVER THE YEARS I HAVE ACQUIRED A 500 W SOLID STATE 33
CM AMPLIFIER PROBABLY FROM SOME LONG FORGOTTEN COMMERCIAL VENTURE, A 40 W 9
CM AMPLIFIER FROM EBAY, A COUPLE OF 10 W 5 CM AMPLIFIERS USED IN RAILROAD
CARS AND A 1 W 10 GHZ VEHICLE LOCATOR.  AT 9 CM AND UP, 50 W SOLID STATE
AMPLIFIERS ARE NOW AVAILABLE IF YOU ARE WILLING TO PAY FOR THEM.
INTEGRATING STATION HARDWARE THE PRINCIPLE HERE IS TO BE ABLE TO GO FROM
BAND TO BAND WITH A SINGLE SWITCH.  IT IS NOT CLEAR WHETHER ANY OF THE
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