Re: [Amps] 8877

[AB2E Darrell <ab2e@hotmail.com>]

Hi Kim,
Better sit down then LOL.
P17 of the Feb QST, the AL-1200 w/Eimac tube is $6000 !
Guard that tube!
73 Darrell AB2E


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From: Amps <amps-bounces@contesting.com> on behalf of Kim Elmore 
<cw_de_n5op@sbcglobal.net>
Sent: Monday, January 24, 2022 10:40 PM
To: amps@contesting.com <amps@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [Amps] 8877

Holy high voltage!!! $7k for an AL1500 with an 8877?! I have an AL1200 that I 
got cheap several years ago.

It needed some work and in the process I installed Ameritron’s QSK-5 PIN diode 
QSK switch. The AL1200 isn’t as easy to drive as the 1500, so I changed a 
primary tap, added more filter capacitors to the string and so  increased B+ to 
about 4 kV no-load. A few other changes followed but nothing crazy. It’s much 
easier to drive, now. Overall I guess I have less than $2k in it. But even that 
amp is now $6k!!

The last time I paid attention, the AL1200 was about $4k and the AL1500 was a 
bit less depending on the tube. But I haven’t been monitoring the pricing. When 
did they get so expensive?

Kim N5OP





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