My 238 does a great job, and is a cosmetic match for the Omni V and VI xcvrs
Dave
WA3MKB
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From: <gsanderlin@charter.net>
> Looking for a Ten Tec tuner to match Omni VI plus.
>
> Which one is recommended? I don't currently run an amplifier. I use a
> Carolina Windom antenna, so I do need a tuner and like building wire
> antennas.
>
> Thanks
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: tentec-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:tentec-bounces@contesting.com]
> On Behalf Of Rick Denney
> Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2007 12:07 AM
> To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Omni VI and non TT Amp
>
> Ken Brown writes...
>
> > Last time I had an amplifier using anything like 811A tubes, they
> > were actually 572B, and it took two of them to get 650 to 800 watts
> > out. It was a Heath SB-200. Is that really an 811A?
>
> I was talking about the Ameritron AL-811a amplifier, which uses three
> 811a transmitting tubes, not the tube itself. The 572b tubes are
> indeed capable of greater output because of their higher plate
> dissipation rating, their greater grid current rating, and their
> higher plate voltage. Yes, the 572b is "like" an 811a tube, and some
> use them in amps designed for 811a tubes because of their perceived
> greater durability, but they aren't really the same.
>
> Rick, KR9D
>
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