Hi: I thought I would like to buy a Henry 8K amp but have been told they
have some problems. Since they have stopped building new amps and not
sure about service. Would it be wise to forget about buying one????
Richard KB8OTZ
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Date: Mon, 08 Aug 2005 12:00:40 -0400
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Today's Topics:
1. Re: RF Parts OEM 3-500ZG's (Gudguyham@aol.com)
2. Re: FW: AMERITRON AL-1500 ???? (Colin Lamb)
3. Re: RF Parts OEM 3-500ZG's (Joe Isabella)
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Message: 1
Date: Mon, 8 Aug 2005 11:49:48 EDT
From: Gudguyham@aol.com
Subject: Re: [Amps] RF Parts OEM 3-500ZG's
To: r@somis.org, n3ji@yahoo.com
Cc: amps@contesting.com, W4EF@dellroy.com
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In a message dated 8/8/2005 8:05:24 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, r@somis.org
writes:
I will NEVER pay twice as much for an Eimac 3-500Z. I now have the
> exact same tubes in a Henry 3K-A, and they take all the abuse I give
> them and just keep making power. I frequently run AM, and have had
> them as red (orange?) as an electric range heating element on High.
> Never had an inkling of a problem, and when I do finally run them over
> the edge, I'll buy another set of RFP 3-500ZGs. With 4kV on them,
> they will easily exceed 2kW output with 100W. I'm sure with more
> drive they'
> ll make
> even more power,
3-500Zs typically begin to run out of emission above 420mA per each.
> but I typically drive it with 70-80W to keep it legal.
But of course, and we always drive at the speed limit on freeways.
I have owned MANY 3-500 type amps!! Probably the Ameritron AL-82 runs the
3-500Z tube higher than most other amps using the 3-500. Some Henry amps may
slightly exceed the Ameritron, but not by much. With an honest 100 watts to
a bird dummy load and a bird wattmeter (read by 2 separate slugs in same
meter) I have NEVER seen 2000 watts output from any type of 3-500 tube. And
certainly with no less than 100 watts for sure.
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Message: 2
Date: Mon, 8 Aug 2005 08:54:32 -0700 (GMT-07:00)
From: Colin Lamb <k7fm@teleport.com>
Subject: Re: [Amps] FW: AMERITRON AL-1500 ????
To: "R.Measures" <r@somis.org>
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Rich said:
"To me, an interesting aspect of the debate is that
apparently no one who denies that parasites are possible has taken a
college-level course in Alternating Current Circuit Analysis."
Response:
Rich, I do not think anyone denies that parasitics are possible. It is you
that asserts that parasitics occur in every case and must occur because you say
they must, and that anyone who disagrees with you therefore assets that they
never can occur.
The Wright Bros. never took a college-level course in Aerodynamics of Flight
Analysis. Probably a good thing they did not, or they may never have gotten
off the ground. Saying that someone is not credible because he or she did not
take a particular course in college is simply stupid. I expect that Bill Gates
and Paul Allen did not take a course in How to Make Billions of Dollars in
Business before they dropped out of college.
Should we question your expertise in parasitic suppressors because you did not
take a college-level course Parasitic Suppression 101?
Colin K7FM
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Message: 3
Date: Mon, 8 Aug 2005 08:55:27 -0700 (PDT)
From: Joe Isabella <n3ji@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [Amps] RF Parts OEM 3-500ZG's
To: Amps <amps@contesting.com>
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Maybe you should try it with **TWO** 3-500ZGs, like my Henry runs. It will
provide nearly 4kV at 1A with Peter Dahl upgrades.
Joe, N3JI
Gudguyham@aol.com wrote:
In a message dated 8/8/2005 8:05:24 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, r@somis.org
writes:
I will NEVER pay twice as much for an Eimac 3-500Z. I now have the
> exact same tubes in a Henry 3K-A, and they take all the abuse I give
> them and just keep making power. I frequently run AM, and have had
> them as red (orange?) as an electric range heating element on High.
> Never had an inkling of a problem, and when I do finally run them over
> the edge, I'll buy another set of RFP 3-500ZGs. With 4kV on them,
> they will easily exceed 2kW output with 100W. I'm sure with more
> drive they'
> ll make
> even more power,
3-500Zs typically begin to run out of emission above 420mA per each.
> but I typically drive it with 70-80W to keep it legal.
But of course, and we always drive at the speed limit on freeways.
I have owned MANY 3-500 type amps!! Probably the Ameritron AL-82 runs the
3-500Z tube higher than most other amps using the 3-500. Some Henry amps may
slightly exceed the Ameritron, but not by much. With an honest 100 watts to a
bird dummy load and a bird wattmeter (read by 2 separate slugs in same meter) I
have NEVER seen 2000 watts output from any type of 3-500 tube. And certainly
with no less than 100 watts for sure.
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