Leigh Turner wrote:
>
> Turning on a tube amp and waiting for the heaters to warm up seems like an
> inordinate amount of time when you hear that rare DX station calling CQ; the
> solid-state amp being instantly ready for service!
>
*** That's one of the main advantages of an old-fashioned 811A linear like the
30L-1. Flip the switch, and you have full power about a second later.
Running an 'L1 on RTTY seems abusive though. That's why I obtained my Alpha
78.
A full-legal-limit SS amp would definitely be cool. Are you using the Freescale
parts?
- Jerry, KF6VB
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