On Sun, 4 Apr 1999 21:28:31 -0400 "David A. Pruett" <k8cc@ix.netcom.com>
writes:
>Carl,
>
>>1500W nominal on all bands with 100W drive. 10M may be a bit lower
>if
>>the customer installed the input assy. In reality, the amp will
>usually
>>do 1800W + on most bands.
>
>>A real stable amp that was never marketed correctly.
>
>Sound just like my amp. We've used a few of the 3CX800 amps here,
>and
>you just can't let them out of your sight. The Viewstar has been
>trouble-
>free here.
>
>However, it HAS inflicted damage on some of my other gear. Dunno if
>the
>manual notes this, but the damn T/R relay is 120VDC!!! I had
>forgotten
>about this, and zorched the amp keying relay in a IC-756, as well as
>the
>PTT input on a Timewave DSP-599. I've fixed that now with $10 of
>switching transistors, but PEOPLE SHOULD WATCH OUT!
>
>Dunno if the B&W version had the same T/R relay.
Yes it does and glad you mentioned that Dave. The Harbach SB-220 SoftKey
will also work for those with fussy xcvrs. The amp is also a good
canditate for one of Rich's QSK circuits.
73 Carl KM1H
>
>73,
>
>Dave/K8CC
>
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