The early ones did have a variety of problems but supposedly the ones
manufactured after 1991 were pretty much debugged.
When I was looking for one a few months ago, I was demanding the serial
number. I found one with low miles, just back from an Alpha checkup, and
bought it, late 1999 model. It had the Alpha-Max installed too. Been a
wonderful amp and will do legal limit plus all day long, any mode. Also
has the external fan and is relatively quiet, compared to the 91b I had
prior to that.
Didn't come cheap but we all know "cheap meat" is not good either!
73 Dwight NS9I
On 9/14/2016 12:53 PM, Jim Brown wrote:
On Sat,9/10/2016 5:54 PM, Charles H wrote:
Avoid the Alpha 87a for too many age-related problems (I owned, sold).
Have others seen this?
I'm buying an 87A from a neighbor who is moving, and looked at eham
reviews last night. Charly's is the only strongly negative review (of
ten reviews). There are a few reviews that drop the star rating from 5
to 4 for "issues," mostly related to PIN diode issues. And virtually
all reviews newer than about 2012 are 5 stars.
73, Jim K9YC
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