Curt- Anytime there's a boatload of audio gain, there's always the possible of feedback causing a squeal or motorboating. Often with an add-on amplifier, it may be necessary to run that on a separate

Everett- Still looking forward to building mine- too many other irons in the fire. We have a 5kW AM station about a mile from here. I figure it'll cover the band during daylight hours. It's Country mu