I tune my Centurion 422 with enough drive for 1 KW out.
Then I feed it about 20 - 25 watts of carrier and start modulating. Currently
using the OMNI
VII. DON'T overdrive it! Keep an eye on the plates and let them only glow a
little. You don't
want them melting! Your mileage may vary.
You will get lectured by the purists on how "terribly inefficient" this is, but
if it works I don't
knock it!
Bry, AF4K
On 1 Aug 2014 at 20:59, Timothy Johnston wrote:
> I would be feeding it with 25w of AM from a TS-590. So.. exactly what would
> the safe procedure be?
>
> 73 de Tj, K4TFJ ...
>
>
> On Fri, Aug 1, 2014 at 8:46 PM, Barry N1EU <barry.n1eu@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > On Sat, Aug 2, 2014 at 12:28 AM, george fritkin via TenTec <
> > tentec@contesting.com> wrote:
> >
> > > 200 to 250 watts AM results in 800 to 1000 watts PEP at 100% modulation.
> > > Three 811 tubes can not handle that power.
> > >
> >
> > How about two 3-500Z's?
> >
> > 73, Barry N1EU
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