Amps
[Top] [All Lists]

Re: [Amps] Another eBay Goodie

To: Jim Garland <4cx250b@miamioh.edu>
Subject: Re: [Amps] Another eBay Goodie
From: Philip Townsend Lontz <philji@mac.com>
Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2014 11:29:14 -0700
List-post: <amps@contesting.com">mailto:amps@contesting.com>
Looks like it has been pulled off eBay...

A wise man once said nothing....


On Jan 23, 2014, at 9:46 AM, Jim Garland <4cx250b@miamioh.edu> wrote:

> 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
>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>> Amps mailing list
>>>> Amps@contesting.com
>>>> http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/amps
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> -----
>>>> No virus found in this message.
>>>> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com
>>>> Version: 2014.0.4259 / Virus Database: 3681/7025 - Release Date:
> 01/22/14
>> _______________________________________________
>> Amps mailing list
>> Amps@contesting.com
>> http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/amps
> 
> _______________________________________________
> Amps mailing list
> Amps@contesting.com
> http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/amps
_______________________________________________
Amps mailing list
Amps@contesting.com
http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/amps

<Prev in Thread] Current Thread [Next in Thread>