very good. well said, jack
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From: <CATFISHTWO@aol.com>
To: <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Saturday, March 11, 2006 12:33 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] a question:
>I suppose if you figure tube rigs have been around many years longer than
> solid state rig, they probably are cleaner due to less exposure to dirt ,
> dust
> and smoke. :)
>
> in truth it is just dependent on the design and amount of input and output
> filtering in the design of the amp. You can but simple Italian amps
> from RM
> and these work 40 to 10 m and have minimal filtering and can putout a
> bunch
> of garbage if overdriven. But the ameritron als 500 and 600, the mertron
> 1000, the henry 750 and others are all FCC approved. Elecraft is
> supposed to be
> building a 1kw and a legal limit solid state amp.
>
> Now one of the best amps I ever used is the alpha 87 a and it is clean
> too.
>
> the key is to start with a good design, and then run the amp in its linear
> area. tune it to peak then back it down just a tad, , less garbage,
> longer
> finals life and the folks on the other end will never tell the little
> loss.
>
> But if you have a dirty amp, please dust it before use...:)
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