Look for an AL-80A or SB-1000 with no tube. Should be able to find one for
around $400 minus the bottle. Stay away from the 80B. Not only do the meters
look dorky but it has this "dynamic ALC something" that is designed to get
lots of attention in the QST ads, er, I mean in unpartial publications that
have our best interests in mind.
Ku7i
----- Original Message -----
From: measures <measures@vcnet.com>
To: Pete Smith <n4zr@contesting.com>; AMPS <amps@contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2000 12:05 PM
Subject: Re: [AMPS] Economical amp with 160M
>
> >
> >I'm looking for advice on a relatively low-cost ~1KW older amplifier that
> >includes 160m coverage. Originally I had thought of modifying my SB-220
> >but have been dissuaded, I think, so I need to do something else. I'm
very
> >partial to 3-500Zs, but ...
> >
> The 922 is not bad. It needs hs switching, stepstart, glitch protection
> and improved suppressors might be a good idea.
> >
> >
>
>
> - Rich..., 805.386.3734, www.vcnet.com/measures.
>
>
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