----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Maser" <bmaser@tampabay.rr.com>
To: "AMPS" <amps@contesting.com>
Sent: Saturday, July 29, 2006 12:13 AM
Subject: [Amps] Ameritron Amps
> My, I seem to have tweaked a sensitive spot with all you ameritron
> lovers(not capitalized on purpose). I can see where appliance operators
> would love them, just buy it, bring it home and plug it in. What could be
> easier?
> And when it goes belly up, just get on the Amps reflector and ask for
> help(an almost daily occurrence). Life is good. Of course, you could
> take
> the same money that you spent on the MFJ amp and build your own and have
> some pride about it and money left over, but this is too much to ask from
> most of our current amateur radio fraternity. BTW, the next time you're
> at
> a hamfest that has an ameritron booth, compare their product with any
> other
> amp maker an if can't see the differences, maybe you're in the wrong
> hobby.
> Price can't be the reason that so many hams buy them, since you can either
> homebrew your own or buy some of the fine used amps on the market,
> example,
> why would one spend $850 on a AL-811H when you can find a 30L-1 for
> considerably less? An AL82 for $1300 instead of a L4B? Come on guys,
> you're
> smoking that cheap stuff.
>
> I love this reflector.
>
> Bob Maser W6TR
>
> _______________________________________________
Me too. I enjoy identifying the arrogant elitists who look down their noses
toward anyone who happens to view a situation in a different light than
themselves. Reminds me of the of the attitude prevalent in the main frame
room when the personal computer made its debut. They were jerks also!
Dean -- W4IHK
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