Thanks Scott, yes the Titan 425 is a great AMP! And the QSK has been great
for getting thru the pile-ups of many a DX-pedition.
Best regards,
Gary - AB9M
CSM(r) G.L.Huber
9679 Heron Bay Road
Bloomington, Illinois 61704
(309)662-0604
www.csm-gh.com
csm-gh@www.csm-gh.com
gary.huber@us.army.mil
ab9m@arrl.net
www.csm-gh.com/mytrike.htm
www.csm-gh.com/75thRepoDepo.htm
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ten-Tec Inc. Amateur Radio Sales" <sales@tentec.com>
To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, January 21, 2008 8:59 AM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] 425 titan
> They would have been built right alongside the 425's on the production
> line -- I doubt we kept records of the 425 vs. 425E produced as the
> serial numbers were all from the same runs of amplifiers. Typically we
> would build however many amps we were going to run, and then modify a
> few of them to be the "E" model ready for export orders as needed by
> using the different rear panel. They are the same amp as the 425, just
> were factory built with 28 MHz enabled.
>
> Scott Robbins
> W4PA
>
> GARY HUBER wrote:
> > Scott,
> >
> > Any information on the number of "E" models produced? Were they
> > "special"
> > runs or just a few units in a regular run? (I have S/N 425-00516 with
> > "TITAN
> > 425E... Not for Domestic Sale" painted on rear panel)
> >
> > Best regards,
> > Gary - AB9M
> > CSM(r) G.L.Huber
> > 9679 Heron Bay Road
> > Bloomington, Illinois 61704
> > (309)662-0604
> > www.csm-gh.com
> > csm-gh@www.csm-gh.com
> > gary.huber@us.army.mil
> > ab9m@arrl.net
> > www.csm-gh.com/mytrike.htm
> > www.csm-gh.com/75thRepoDepo.htm
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Ten-Tec Inc. Amateur Radio Sales" <sales@tentec.com>
> > To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec@contesting.com>
> > Sent: Friday, January 18, 2008 11:25 AM
> > Subject: Re: [TenTec] 425 titan
> >
> >
> >> Bob -- I think you're quoting the specifications from the Titan II or
> >> Titan III.
> >>
> >> The Titan 425 is rated at 1000 watts continuous -- no time limit.
> >> Running RTTY with that amplifier at 1500 watts in usual digital mode
> >> duty cycle will not present a problem. The maximum power output for
> >> CW
> >> and SSB was well over 2000 watts -- it was designed with lots of
> >> headroom. The pair of 3CX800A's is rated 120 mA maximum grid current;
> >> 1500 watts out into a good load should run the amp in the 30-40 mA
> >> range, typically.
> >>
> >> There were 3 Amateur Radio versions of the Titan 425. The easy way to
> >> tell them apart: the first had a dark case like the original Corsair,
> >> mid-1980's. The second was a grey case, Corsair II-style knobs and
> >> says
> >> TITAN 425 on the front panel. Serial numbered up to 425-01000.
> >> Roughly
> >> 1986 to 1989. Third version has the rubberized knobs like the modern
> >> HF
> >> rigs, says TITAN on the front, serial numbers after 425-01000 and then
> >> date encoded serial numbers which we started using in 1989. There
> >> technically was a fourth version -- the "Titan Gold" series, which were
> >> the last 50 units built of the Titan. They had a gold plate on the
> >> front and a gold plastic logo. They are the same as the third version
> >> except they were the very last ones we sold when we announced we were
> >> cutting it off and doing one final production run in 1996-97.
> >>
> >> For the technical differences between the amps, I'd refer to the
> >> service
> >> department. I don't know them off the top of my head.
> >>
> >> There was also a military version of the Titan called the Titan 425D.
> >> Different power supply -- rack mount unit. More broadbanded coverage
> >> than the ham bands version, the front panel bandswitch labeling is not
> >> 15-20-40 etc. for the ham bands, but was labeled with frequency
> >> information like 3.3-5.7 MHz, etc. Required less drive power than the
> >> 425. Front panel, rear panel, and power supply also say Titan 425D.
> >> Interestingly enough, 15 years or so out of production not many of
> >> these
> >> have turned up for ham radio use. One can only wonder where they all
> >> are now.
> >>
> >> I bought a used 1989 vintage second version Titan 425 in 2001 and it
> >> has
> >> been run up to 20 contests a year since that time. Great amp.
> >>
> >> 73
> >> Scott Robbins
> >> W4PA
> >>
> >> Bob McGraw - K4TAX wrote:
> >>> For RTTY it is rated 1000 watts output for 10 minutes of transmit time
> >>> with
> >>> a 50% duty cycle. i.e. 10 minutes transmit, followed by 10 minutes of
> >>> receive. Follow the TUNE UP procedure in the manual and do not over
> >>> drive
> >>> the amp. Pay very close attention to Screen current and grid current.
> >>> Be
> >>> sure the load/antenna is near 50 ohms i.e. SWR <1.5:1 before starting
> >>> to
> >>> tune the amp. Start with 10 watts of drive from the exciter.
> >>>
> >>> While it is well protected, overdrive can make for expensive and
> >>> sudden
> >>> tube replacement needs.
> >>>
> >>> And, if you don't have a manual, order one from Tentec.
> >>>
> >>> 73
> >>> Bob, K4TAX
> >>>
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