Well Dan, cheap is good when you don't have much money. I wish I could
afford an Alpha or one of those killer Henry amps. No can do. I've
actually had several Ameritron amps - all bought used and all gone. They
were OK, that's all. Warped cabinets, bad tubes, randon arcing, etc. Even
had their solid state amp (ALS-600) - very, very sensitive to SWR. Couldn't
get more than about 450 watts out of it. But mostly they worked OK.
I still have my standby, which isn't very much of an amp, but I get 450
watts out and it beats a blank - a Dentron GLA-1000B. I Know what you're
thinking, geeez, why don't you get a real amp... For one thing, I just
don't have the space. And I just can't afford to spend the money for what
I'd really like: an Alpha 87a.
Well actually what I'd like is for someone to come out with a super compact
amp using something like a 4CX400A. Should do about 700-750 watts PEP or so
and it would be mighty nice if it were about the size of the GLA1000. A 3/4
kw amp makes a BIG difference in the signal. I thought I could design and
build one once, but hey, I'm a pretty good computer programmer, but
electronic design just isn't my best skill-set.
Have Fun --- Doug - W4DXV
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