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[AMPS] My 3CX3000A7 in the mobile.

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Subject: [AMPS] My 3CX3000A7 in the mobile.
From: w3am@juno.com (w3am@juno.com)
Date: Wed, 30 Jul 1997 16:09:41 EDT
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>>What I am doing is charging a set of four batteries to 50 volts via a 
>>switching supply, and running 16 MRF150 FET's at 2400 watts.
>>
>>My problem, on 160, is arcing across the coil and the coil support 
>>as well as corona and RF burns even from touching the truck. I have 
>>however, worked Europe and VK on 160 mobile. 
>>
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>The largest solid state amp that I have come across is a 96 X 2SC2879
>unit, it took the guy several days to match the devices, 64 pill units
>are commonplace.
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Alright!  Now THIS is ham radio!  Let's hear more about these wild amps,
please!  (For educational purposes only...)

More is better,
Gary
W3AM

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