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From: peter.saulesleja@f630.n250.z1.fidonet.org (peter saulesleja)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Re: Boosting output of a little walkie-talkie
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Date: 5 Aug 90 14:48:00 GMT
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 > No. Unless you find a very high current op amp, you can't
 > supply enough
 > current (remember it is power we're talking about here)
 > to get 3-4 Watts.
 
Why high current?  There is very little current travelling through 
the antenna, so you'd require a higher voltage, wouldnt you?  After 
all, P=VI...  And air is a very good insulator.   A high current would 
be impossible, at reasonable  (below 1,000,000 Volts) voltages.
 

                            -=Peter Saulesleja=-


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