I am sorry, but the use of ..."100%
Duty Cycle"... and ICAS as equals
is a contradiction of terms.
73, Dick, W1KSZ
On Sun, Apr 9, 2017 at 3:59 PM, Bill Turner <dezrat@outlook.com> wrote:
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> On Sun, 9 Apr 2017 20:20:54 +0000 (UTC), Catherine wrote:
>
> > Heck, in what way is it superior to an AL-82 or AL-1500 at half the price
>
> REPLY:
>
> I can think of several ways where transistors are superior to tubes:
>
> 1. When not abused, transistors are far more reliable than tubes.
>
> 2. Safer. A 50 VDC supply is essentially harmless. 3 kV will kill you
> instantly.
>
> 3. No expensive filament transformer needed.
>
> 4. A 1500 watt transistor is cheaper than a 1500 watt tube.
>
> 5. No warm up time.
>
> 6. The amps you mentioned are not rated at 100% duty cycle at 1500
> watts of carrier (RTTY, FM, etc.) The PowerGenius XL is (ICAS).
>
> And no doubt there are others.
>
> 73, Bill W6WRT
>
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