I suspect you're correct Carl.
Interesting though....I also do some woodworking. When power tools are
considered, look at a table saw. Here you have a spinning blade moving at
3600 rpm that is DESIGNED to cut wood. Cutting off a finger or hand is a
piece of cake. Same liability here.
I guess it's just a matter of deep pockets. I'd gladly sign a release to
buy a kit amplifier. What about companies that manufacture HV
transformers?? Same liability.
Ahhh...the legal system. We reap what we sow....
73,
Gary K9GS
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Carl" <km1h@jeremy.mv.com>
To: "Gary K9GS" <garyk9gs@wi.rr.com>; <amps@contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, January 31, 2010 2:58 PM
Subject: Re: [Amps] Good amp to buy
> Ive asked that question many times and the concensus has always been one
> dirty word....Lawyers!
>
> These days some doofus burning his fingers with a soldering iron will run
> to a shyster. Can you imagine this same bozo getting a HV belt across the
> room even when he had to remove the cover with a HV warning label and
> disable the interlock??
>
> Carl
> KM1H
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Gary K9GS" <garyk9gs@wi.rr.com>
> To: <amps@contesting.com>
> Sent: Sunday, January 31, 2010 2:07 PM
> Subject: Re: [Amps] Good amp to buy
>
>
>> This has been an interesting thread. Along the same lines.....I wonder
>> why
>> someone doesn't offer a well engineered kit amplifier? Basically a
>> modernized SB-220 possibly using different tubes? Is there possibly some
>> FCC regulation preventing this??
>>
>> Maybe two models, a KW class and a legal-limit class. Perhaps even a
>> solid
>> state AMP.
>>
>> The kit amplifier would be able to purchase components in volume, keeping
>> the cost down.
>>
>> Anyone know how many amps Heathkit sold anyway?? I'll bet it was a lot.
>>
>>
>> 73,
>>
>> Gary K9GS
>> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>> K9GS
>> Gary Schwartz email: k9gs (at) arrl.net
>> Check out K9NS on the web: http://www.k9ns.com
>> Society of Midwest Contesters (SMC) http://www.w9smc.com/
>> GMDXA http://www.GMDXA.org
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>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Edward Swynar" <gswynar@durham.net>
>> To: <Gary@ka1j.com>; <amps@contesting.com>
>> Sent: Wednesday, January 27, 2010 1:03 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Amps] Good amp to buy
>>
>>
>>> "...What do you recommend as a good HIGH power amp?"
>>>
>>> **********************************
>>>
>>> "Roll y'er own!" I say...
>>>
>>> The venerable, tried & true 813 is still available both new, surplus, at
>>> Hamfests, etc. Two of these in parallel grounded-grid will give you
>>> 600-watts output, four will up the ante to 1.2-kilowatts.
>>>
>>> They're practically "free", too, compared to the prices of modern
>>> 3-500Zs,
>>> 8877s, etc.
>>>
>>> And don't let their high internal output capacitance scare you: there
>>> are
>>> ways to make them play just as efficiently on 10-meters, as they do on
>>> 160.
>>>
>>> ~73~ de Eddy VE3CUI - VE3XZ
>>>
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