Henry 2K desk top... $800Henry 2k floor model..... $1,000.
MLA-2500B.... $400. or lessDrake L4B...$700.ICOM IC-2KL.... $1,000 rareAlpha
76A... $800.Alpha 76PAC.... $1,000.Titan I.....$1,000.Titan II.....$900.
That is, most used amps sell fairly for $600 to a grand. Problem with Henry 2
models is can't get much more than 1000 out unless you modify. The 4K is
another beast. However, until u have seen a Henry band switch in these things,
u have not seen butch construction.Of course, do not buy if the tube is no
longer easily available.
HNY 73
Charles Harpole
k4vud@hotmail.com
> Date: Thu, 31 Dec 2009 19:49:15 -0500
> From: foster.ryan@gmail.com
> To: amps@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [Amps] Henry console value
>
> I don't know, I'm going to have to support Carl on this one. I saw someone
> trying to sell a 2k (not sure if it was a x or not) for $800 about 2 months
> ago, and no one was looking twice at it, except for some kids that I doubt
> knew anything about it, they were just surprised at the size and how much it
> took to push (by kids I really mean like 16 or 17, but they acted decently
> immature for a hamfest, so I stick with my initial word)
>
> Anyway, no one looked twice except for me, because I really wanted to use
> the parts in a retrofit, but when he wouldn't take $600, I left too. At the
> end of the day I helped him wheel it out to his truck. There was also a 7b
> for $800, but someone beat me to that, and a 600w solid state (I don't
> remember which one now, but a common one) for $800 also. I bought a gsb-201
> for $150, a mla-2500 for $600, and a l4b for $600. The first two were this
> year and the Drake was last year. Why would I pick up the Henry 2k for $800
> when I can get a L4b for $600? If I didn't buy the amps I buy primarily for
> retrofits (because I can't metalwork for crap) I wouldn't have been looking
> at the Henry at all either.
>
> I'm not saying they aren't of great quality or anything, I mean that's why I
> wanted it for the housing and parts but they aren't commanding a price when
> desktop amps are down.
>
> Sure, you can sell a lot of things for well more than they are worth on
> ebay, but there again being pretty much a "pick up only" kind of a sale, you
> are competing with the lighter, more shippable desktop amps.
>
> Prices might be better where you are, but in Michigan and Wisconsin, that's
> how it's been.
>
> --Ryan, w8cya
>
>
> On Thu, Dec 31, 2009 at 7:11 PM, Donald Fox <taurusshoguy@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > I do a lot of lurking here, but have to weigh in on this.
> >
> > I think Carl is thinking of the older Henry console amps prior to the
> > Classic series. Admittedly, I am slightly biased having both a 2KX and a 3KX
> > in the shack at the moment.
> >
> > While the Henrys are big, low tech, and pricey for their time, they are
> > pretty reliable as long as one takes care of them. I would not call them a
> > contest amp per se, although I think a Henry can hang in there when compared
> > with an equal specimen of another brand.
> >
> > I find them (the consoles any) roomy and easy to work on. You won't throw
> > one under your arm and trot off to Field Day with it, but from any location
> > it will put out reliable power when and where you need it pretty much from
> > 3-30mhz.
> >
> > While a Henry console will not compare with an Alpha or other high tech
> > modern amp when it comes to no tune up or quiet operation, I feel that they
> > have earned a spot in ham radio history as a formidable amplifier that was
> > in some ways ahead of its time.
> >
> > I think the use of a variable coil and fixed capacitors to be an
> > interesting deviation from the standard Pi network that everyone else uses.
> >
> > If I had the bucks, I would buy all of the Classic consoles I could get my
> > paws on for less than a grand, and regularly see the 2K and 2KX consoles
> > sell for $1400-1800.00.
> >
> > The HV PS in all but the base 2K is capable of much more than a pair of
> > 3-500zs could ever ask from it.
> >
> > I know if my Henry blows up, I can repair it. I would not make the same
> > wager with an Alpha, Emtron, or PW1, etc.
> >
> > Don
> >
> >
> >
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