Well, maybe.
On the other hand, the finals cost about $800 for the pair,
and Ten-Tec does NOT warrant final tubes in any used amp.
So it could be that one would risk $400 - $800 in addition
to the $1600 to have a working amp and full legal output. He
has withdrawn his offer to sell the Titan or I would not
have posted this.
I have along story about the Titan, but I am not going to
post it.
I think that Ten-Tec made a good move going to a
full-legal-output amp with a tube in the final that costs
less than half of what the finals in the Titan cost to
replace.
I, too, liked the separate power supply. The size/weight of
the Titan II is what keeps me from buying one. Besides, it
won't fit in my Ten-Tec rack with the Omni VI+3 and the auto
antenna tuner like the Titan would.
73,
Budd, W5BEN
w5ben@arrl.net
Johnson City, in northeast TN
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-tentec@contesting.com
[mailto:owner-tentec@contesting.com]On Behalf Of Dave Clark
Sent: Sunday, August 06, 2000 2:21 PM
To: tentec@contesting.com
Subject: [TenTec] Titan 425 Amp
That offer of a Titan Amp for $1600 is excellent! I've had
my used Titan for over 10 years and only recently had to
replace the finals. It's an excellent amp., runs full power
on all bands and modes. It's especially good on c.w. and
digital modes with a fast QSK. The 425, as far as I'm
concerned, is one of the best every offered the serious
amateur Dxer and Contester. Unlike the current Titan II,
the power supply remains out of the way while the light
weight deck can be placed near the operator. The real
bonus, besides excellent mechanics and circuit, is how the
amp matches up with the Paragon and Omni VI's.
73 Dave W8DO
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