I agree that the metalwork looks nicely done, and the amplifier may work
(though I'm dubious about the lower frequency bands), but IMHO its esthetics
are just butt-ugly.
Jim W8ZR
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Amps [mailto:amps-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Col. Paul E.
Cater
> Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2014 9:41 AM
> To: Carl
> Cc: Amps reflector
> Subject: Re: [Amps] Another eBay Goodie
>
> I think the build looks great and it may have been a plasma amplifier to
> start. What caught my attention was the coil. Just looking at it one
> wonders how it is going to tune below 12 or 15 meters, if that? It looks
> like it is directly tied to the caps so nothing under the chassis. But,
no
> pictures of the bottom.
>
> Paul
> WD8OSU
>
>
>
> On Wed, Jan 22, 2014 at 9:14 PM, Carl <km1h@jeremy.mv.com> wrote:
>
> > Looks pretty decent from what I can see but it wont make it to 10M with
> > that inductor.
> >
> > No bandswitch so he is either feeding it thru a .01 cap or a Henry 8K
> > Ultra style of input balun. No under chassis pix is suspicious.
> >
> > There is plenty of room for a bigger inductor to get to 160 and larger
> > vacuum caps. Heck he even started the layout for the second tube.
> >
> > The crafstmnship is excellent, wonder if it was an RF generator?
> > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Col. Paul E. Cater" <
> > paulecater@gmail.com>
> > To: "Amps reflector" <amps@contesting.com>
> > Sent: Wednesday, January 22, 2014 7:50 PM
> >
> > Subject: [Amps] Another eBay Goodie
> >
> >
> > Have a look at the pictures for this RF deck. The seller states it
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> * "works broadband from 10 to 80 Mtrs
> >> Band"http://www.ebay.com/itm/HAM-RADIO-10-80-MTRS-
> >> 3CX3000A7-AMPLIFIER-RF-DECK-/201023804489?&_trksid=p2056016.l4276
> >> <http://www.ebay.com/itm/HAM-RADIO-10-80-MTRS-3CX3000A7-
> >> AMPLIFIER-RF-DECK-/201023804489?&_trksid=p2056016.l4276>*
> >>
> >> Paul
> >> WD8OSU
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