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DOCUMENTED, FOR NON MOBILE STATIONS THAT EXCEED THE POWER LEVELS TO THE
ANTENNA SHOWN IN TABLE 1.  NOTE THAT THERE ARE SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR
REPEATER STATIONS AND ALSO FOR HIGHER UHF AND MICROWAVE BANDS.  FOR
COMPLETE DETAILS, SEE THE BOOK BY ARRL LAB MANAGER ED HARE, W1FRI, RF
EXPOSURE AND YOU, OR ARTICLES ON THE ARRL WEB.  IF YOUR STATION CONSISTS OF
A 100 W HF TRANSCEIVER AND YOUR ANTENNA IS FED WITH LOW LOSS LINE, YOU WILL
NEED TO REDUCE YOUR POWER ON 10 AND 12 METERS, UNLESS YOU COMPLETE AN
EVALUATION.  SINCE A 50 POWER REDUCTION REPRESENTS JUST 1/2 AN S UNIT,
CHANCES ARE YOU WONT NOTICE.  ON THE OTHER HAND, IF YOUR ELEVATED MATCHED
ANTENNA IS FED WITH 105 FEET OF NON FOAM RG 58, THE POWER FROM YOUR 100 W
TRANSMITTER THAT REACHES YOUR ANTENNA WILL BE AROUND 50 W ON 10 METERS, 55
W ON 12 METERS AND LESS THAN 100 W ON THE OTHER HF AND MF BANDS.  THUS NO
ADDITIONAL ASSESSMENT IS REQUIRED.  NOTE THAT YOUR ACTUAL LOSS SHOULD BE
MEASURED, SINCE MANUFACTURERS SPECIFICATIONS MAY BE CONSERVATIVE.  SO WHEN
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607,005 A C K1DG 1,982,916 A C N5DX 1,389,545 A C KE9I 497,484 A C K5NA
1,249,620 A C K1LZ 1,787,478 A C W4AN 1,029,155 A C VE3XN 245,291 A C W5KFT
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