On Fri, 24 Nov 2000 18:09:33 +0000 jerry h schnor <ni6fw@juno.com>
writes:
>
>I am looking for my first HF amp. to use with both my kenwood 950sdx
>and icom 756 for contesting. I do not have easy access to a 220 line
>so it has to be 110 volt set up . i would apreciate recommendations
>for the amp and how to set it up. I would like 800 to 1000 watts out
>on ssb which is my primary contesting mode. It must be sort of plug and
>play as i no longer have the ability to do much soldering etc. age has
>taken it's toll. thanks in advance for the help.
Jerry,
In this case I'd recommend the Ameritron Solid State amp that uses
4 FET's. It comes with it's own 50vdc power supply which plugs into
120vac. It's rated for 600 watts PEP but owners claim 700 watts out.
Only draws up to 10amps off the mains. Instant on, select the lowpass
filter and make contacts. Everyone I've had follow up this
recommendation
has been pleased and all are elderly folks with the same as your issues.
I believe Ameritron's model is the ALS-600 and it retails for 1200 bucks
or so. For this price and performance I'd say it's hard to beat, and
I've
not heard of any owners having problems with them and or war stories. I
can't recall, but believe it even has VSWR shut down. So with the later
if true it's pretty much goof proof.
73, Jerry krr2ak@juno.com
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'Y2K ? Because 1k is 3 decibels down in amplitude. 9991 krr2ak'
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