Hi Brad,
Since no one else has replied as of yet, I thought I'd drop my $.02...
There are deals to be had on SB-220s or Kenwood TL-992s. Just be careful and
know what you're
getting. It's easy to get a really "good" deal only to find that you need to
replace a bandswitch
and/or tubes. There are also really good deals on Henry amps -- I wish I would
have held out and
waited for a deal on a Henry. For what I have in my TL-922, I could have
gotten a much higher
power Henry. Keep and eye out -- you might find a good deal. I get about
1200-1400W out of my
amp (which really is plenty), but just to know that I could have had much more
headroom for the
same $$$ gets to me a bit. Also, consider the AL-572B amp -- it's another
similarly powered amp
that can be found for decent money, but I'm kind of partial to grounded grid
3-500ZGs. They're
actually cheaper that a matched quad of 572s and will put out much more power,
if the supply is
robust enough. They're also extremely tough tubes...
I nearly swept the ARRL Sweepstakes using the TL-922 into a lowband dipole on
all bands without a
tuner. I only missed Quebec!!!
Good Luck & 73!!
Joe,
N3JI
--- Brad Hedges <bhedges@nc.rr.com> wrote:
> Hello to all,
>
> I have decided to get a linear, and since I can't afford an Alpha 87 I'm
> looking for used. What are some recommendations for a used tube-final amp,
> KW or better; doesn't need to be full legal limit, but would take one; that
> will work well, reliably, and easily with my new and don't-want-to-ruin-it
> FT-1000?
>
> I am mostly thinking SB-220 or Ameritron 811H/80B, but other than referring
> to the eHam reviews, what advice can you folks give me? I am interested in
> DX and mid-level contesting. That is, not quite a complete weekend, but
> about 24 hours of a 48 hour contest, 1000+ QSO's type of contesting.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Brad
> K0BHC
>
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