Re: [Amps] Another eBay Goodie

["Carl" <km1h@jeremy.mv.com>]

Some busybody meathead likely complained about it being an illegal ham or CB 
amp.
Carl
KM1H


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Philip Townsend Lontz" <philji@mac.com>
To: "Jim Garland" <4cx250b@miamioh.edu>
Cc: "Amps reflector" <amps@contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2014 1:29 PM
Subject: Re: [Amps] Another eBay Goodie


> 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
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