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Re: [Amps] Ameritron Amps

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Subject: Re: [Amps] Ameritron Amps
From: Scott Manthe <n9aa@arrl.net>
Date: Sat, 29 Jul 2006 01:11:41 -0500
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If you hate your fellow hams so much, maybe you're the one who should 
find another hobby.

My experience with Ameritron amps has been positive, so I'm having 
difficulty understanding your bilious comments.

I'd be interested in an accounting of the "almost daily occurrence" of 
Ameritron owners asking for help on this reflector. I've been on  this 
list for years and have never seem this phenomenon.

Scott, N9AA

Bob Maser wrote:
> My, I seem to have tweaked a sensitive spot with all you ameritron 
> lovers(not capitalized on purpose).  I can see where appliance operators 
> would love them, just buy it, bring it home and plug it in.  What could be 
> easier?
> And when it goes belly up, just get on the Amps reflector and ask for 
> help(an almost daily occurrence).  Life is good.  Of course, you could take 
> the same money that you spent on the MFJ amp and build your own and have 
> some pride about it and money left over, but this is too much to ask from 
> most of our current amateur radio fraternity.  BTW, the next time you're at 
> a hamfest that has an ameritron booth,  compare their product with any other 
> amp maker an if can't see the differences, maybe you're in the wrong hobby. 
> Price can't be the reason that so many hams buy them, since you can either 
> homebrew your own or buy some of the fine used amps on the market, example, 
> why would one spend $850 on a AL-811H when you can find a 30L-1 for 
> considerably less?  An AL82 for $1300 instead of a L4B? Come on guys, you're 
> smoking that cheap stuff.
>
> I love this reflector.
>
> Bob Maser  W6TR 
>   
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