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Subject: [AMPS] AMERITRON AL80A
From: cx6vm@adinet.com.uy (Jorge Diez Furest (CX6VM))
Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2000 12:18:40 -0300
Hi guys:

            tnx Tom and Dave for yours feedback.

    I don´t want to start a discussion here, buy will apreciate more
feedback on the POINT of my answer:

                TO BUY OR NOT TO BUY THE AL-80A

    I want to know about someone that had a serious problem with this amp.

    Thanks again

                    Jorge




----- Original Message -----
From: Tom Rauch <w8ji@contesting.com>
To: <amps@contesting.com>; Jorge Diez Furest (CX6VM) <cx6vm@adinet.com.uy>
Sent: Monday, October 16, 2000 9:23 AM
Subject: Re: [AMPS] AMERITRON AL80A


> George,
>
> >     I HAVE THE POSIBILITY TO BUY AN AMERITRON AL-80A FOR  REASONABLE
> >     PRICE.
> >
> >     I WANT IT TO HAVE AS A SECOND AMP, FOR BACK UP IN CASE THE MAIN AMP
> > FAILURE DURING A CONTEST.
> >
> >     I LOOKED FOR THIS MODEL BUT ONLY FOUND AL-80B, NOT AL-80A, SO I WANT
> >     TO
> > KNOW IF SOMEONE HAVE ANYTIME THIS AMP OR KNOW ABOUT IT TO GIVE ME SOME
> > FEEDBACK.
> >
> >     DO YOU KNOW ABOUT ANY PROBLEM WITH THE MODEL
>   AL-80A????
>
>
> The AL80A is a good amplifier as is George. It was very popular,
> and had very few service problems.
>
> What is the serial number of the AL80A?
>
> Later models has step-start protection and a buck-boost winding
> on the transformer. If it is an early model (below S/N 500) I'd
> upgrade it. Almost 10,000 AL80A's were manufactured.
>
> The AL80 is not good. Avoid the AL80, but the 80A is very good.
>
>
> 73, Tom W8JI
> w8ji@contesting.com
>


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