Thanks for that info John. All mine are generation 1.
Dex
John Geiger wrote:
> >From what I can tell, there are 3 different generations of Mirage amps:
>
> 1. The Brown and White faced ones, made in CA, and I think Mirage was owned
> by KLM then. These have a good reputation.
>
> 2. The Black faced ones, with a CA address on the back. These also had blue
> rocker switches. These also seem ok.
>
> 3. The Black faced ones where Mirage was owned by MFJ. They have a MS
> address on them, and red rocker switches. This is the current model being
> produced. Draw your own conclusions about MFJ.
>
> 73s John AA5JG
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dexter McIntyre W4DEX" <dmcintyre@att.net>
> To: <vhfcontesting@contesting.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2008 12:21 PM
> Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] Nuking
>
>
>
>> I have three Mirage amps that have been well used an abused for many
>> years. The only trouble I've had and still have is a bad contact on the
>> T/R relay. The contact will occasionally be open on the receive path
>> after a transmission. The amp was once used for a packet node so I sure
>> can't complain about it having a worn out relay. All of these amps are
>> probably 20 years old so maybe newer ones aren't the same design.
>>
>> Dex
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