Charles,
I agree 100%. The Alpha 76PAC is one of the best amps ever made, a real
workhorse. Like a Timex watch,
"takes a licking and keeps on ticking" , with one caveat, as you indicated,
watch the grid current.
I run mine hard all the time (and keep a watchful eye on the grid current)
Remember the "brick on the key" advertisements for these amps ? My favorite is
the ad used in 1981
which shows the usual heading of " Key Down, How Long ?" and instead of the
normally used brick on the
key there is a skeleton sitting there with his hand on the key. Now thats a
good amp ! hihihi
73,
Bob
K6UJ
Alpha “brick on the key” durability. If you are looking for a good used entry
level amp, it's hard to go wrong with this old work horse. I personally would
like to see Alpha bring this amp back into production, the simplicity of analog
metering with basic controls is the way to go. The “over use” of LED metering
electronics just adds to the cost.
On Sep 11, 2011, at 9:10 PM, Charles Harpole wrote:
>
> I have an Alpha 76PAC and IF you watch the grid, you can drive this amp to
> 3kw out if u want.... This is one battleship amp, but too much grid, over
> half scale is vy bad, will kill the tubes fast.Alpha always sez "No ALC." I
> agree. ALC is for whimps. Please, gentlemen and ladies, your radios ARE
> THERE TO USE, not to baby and fall in love with....they are things, not
> people.DRIVE IT ....DRIVE IT... GO GO GO........... 73, Charles Harpole
> k4vud@hotmail.com
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