Don't bet on the "cheaper" as a given. That depends in a HUGE way on the
quality of your junk box and the amount of time you have
to dedicate to the project.
I think Bill spent 10 years on his so I would not be surprised it it ended up
being $500 for his 8877 powered barn burner. But if
you don't have a lot of time and you don't have a decent junk box, expect to
spend. Add in the value of your time, and it's
arguable that a used Alpha (for example) is far cheaper than going the homebrew
route.
I have done it both ways and my homebrew job with a weak junkbox to draw from
cost me far more than the Alpha 76pa I run now as the
main amp. But I would not discount the education I gained from the first amp
build (or rebuild, as it was). And there is really a
special feeling to see something you assembled kick out a KW for the first
time...
73, Jeff ACØC
www.ac0c.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Dick Flanagan
Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2011 12:42 AM
To: dezrat1242@yahoo.com
Cc: RTTY Reflector
Subject: Re: [RTTY] What should I expect from 3db improvement in SNR?
Point taken.
At 10:38 PM 2/16/2011, Bill, W6WRT wrote:
>ORIGINAL MESSAGE:
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>On Wed, 16 Feb 2011 15:18:21 -0800, Dick Flanagan <dick@k7vc.com> wrote:
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>>
>>I personally will probably go with Alpha one of these days because if
>>anything goes wrong I can drive to Colorado and beat on a real
>>person's door instead of always dealing with UPS drivers.
>
>REPLY:
>
>Or you could homebrew and be able to fix it yourself. I realize
>homebrewing is not for everybody but it one is so inclined, it's not
>hard to make a far more rugged and reliable amp than anything available
>commercially. Cheaper, too.
>
>73, Bill W6WRT
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