On Sat, 20 Feb 1999 00:10:02 -0500 "Joe Subich, W8IK/4" <W8IK@ibm.net>
writes:
>
>
>
>>
>> ? The good news is that the 8171 does not need to be left on
>because it
>> is "instant on". Thus, it makes no heat when laying in wait.
>When I
>> ran one, I found that I needed it only occasionally. During the
>summer,
>> I opened the window to let the heat escape. During the Winter, I
>used it
>> to take the chill off of the room in the mornings.
>>
>
>Still, 550 watts of filament power and 120 to 150 CFM of airflow
>(Svetlana
>data sheets) seem a bit hefty for an amateur amateur amplifier. Of
>course,
>it looks like one of the 200 watt rigs will drive the 8170 or 8171 to
>10 KW
>output with a 400 Ohm grid resistor and a 9:1 autotransformer in the
>input
>circuit. All in all ... not an amplifier really appropriate for
>amateur
>service.
Agreed, except to continue the never ending reflector hype on its use.
Belongs more on the CB reflector IMO.
73 Carl KM1H
>
>73,
> ... Joe Subich, W8IK/4 ex-AD8I
> <W8IK@IBM.NET>
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