"Why are they selling for $600-$700 on eBay?" - that question is
rhetorical....rather, "why does anything sell on eBay at times for more that
new prices?". Maybe it is an excess of testosterone! - "I'm not gonna let
that guy outbid me!"
Your evaluation of the Clipperton V is exactly on-target. Rather than have
you feel ashamed to sell that piece of self-described junk for so much, I
will offer you $200 (what it seems to be worth from your description) and
also pay for shipping.
Al - K8EUR
----- Original Message -----
From: <JimMoci@aol.com>
To: <amps@contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2005 6:21 AM
Subject: [Amps] FS: DENTRON CLIPPERTON V 2 meter amp 500Watts
>I have for sale a Dentron Clipperton V 2 meter amplifier rated @ 500 watts
> input with a 4CX250B. It is in pretty good cosmetic shape except for a
> small
> ding in the left corners. As far as working condition goes it does work
> but I
> think this amp is a piece of junk! (Hey I am honest) It has a tank
> circuit- it
> is not a stripline design like it probably should be @ 2 meters. It runs
> awfully hot and has a severly under sized blower. The tank circuit is
> under sized
> and runs very hot- so hot that it melted the solder running 200 watts FM.
> At 300
> watts out it runs fine on SSB but I think it is still way to hot. These
> junkers are going for $600-700 on Ebay. Why? I dont know why but my guess
> would be
> a solid state 300watt amp is $700 and you still need an Astron RS70 to run
> it.
> I think it would be fine if someone installed a much larger blower but
> that
> would require hacking the cabinet which would ruin the collectability of
> the
> amp. At least it would be functional and reliable then. Better yet would
> be to
> convert it to stripline- there is enough room with some cabinet work and
> hacking. It would also be an excellent candidate for a six meter
> conversion where a
> conventional tank design is usable with a 4CX250B. I would like to sell
> this
> Denny Dentron junker -boatanchor for $550 to someone who can appreciate it
> for
> what it is!!
> Thanks & 73, Jim W3ATV
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