Ok guys, I've got the hots for a new amp for rtty contesting.. lets here the pro's and con's.. QRO, Commander, Ameritron and ??? Cost is easy to determine but what about performance, reliability, eff
In my experience, loafing along at full power RTTY: My current amp - Acom 2000A. The best, hi-tech amp in existence. It's so smart with protection and monitoring, you can't break it if you try. Auto-
_________________________________________________________ I'd go with either Commander (what I have) or Alpha (what I used to have). I wouldn't trust Ameritron at full output for RTTY contesting over
Depends on what you are looking for. If you are looking for a mid-range amplifier up to 500 watts, I would highly recommend the Ameritron AL-80B. It's worked well the past 14 months I've owned it inc
Speaking of ACOM amps, what are te specs on the KEY circuit? I've asked ACOM, but gotten no reply. Is it a low current contect closure? Can it be driven by a common optoisolator? 73, doug Reply-To: <
If you can stand the approximately 1/4 S-unit decrease you will have with 1000W instead of 1500, then consider the Icom PW-1. I recently chose it over the 87A for several reasons - 1) Not only is it
Thanks to all you guys who responded with your thoughts experience, suggestions and recommendations.. Your insight should help me make a good decision.. right now, based on budget constraints, I'm so
At our club station, W0MA, we use a Henry 4K. 1/2 power is 1500 watts. But there is no bandswitch, just two big knobs. You tune it like an antenna tuner. I would much prefer to have to solid state, a
Has anyone tried running two Class C amplifiers, one for Mark frequency and one for Space? Need more efficiency? Use a pair of the Caltech Class F amplifier that was written up in QEX and QST a coupl
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