I managed to work Israel yesterday (4Z5LA) with nothing more than 100 watts and my tri-bander. Took awhile to break through the pile-up to him without my amplifier.
Sent that off for repair last week, haven't had much of a need for it since....
24 posted on 08/21/2013 7:43:57 PM PDT by usconservative
(When The Ballot Box No Longer Counts, The Ammunition Box Does. (What's In Your Ammo Box?))