[AMPS] Henry Who?
Radiodan W7RF
RFpower@radiodan.com
Mon, 30 Nov 1998 18:58:17 -0800
Boy Carl, I must have really tweeked your nose the other day with my
"opinions" comment! (hihi)
Maybe what you have been using for roller inductors is a problem, not our
design!
The proof is in performance, and we have it for years and years and years
and........
Face it Carl, amps that go on DX-peditions are purchased for size and
weight. The other 99% of us would rather have something more substantial.
That's why those amps went the way of the rest of the amps you make money
servicing.........
Try to have a nice day anyway.
73, Dan Magro W7RF, (member SCDXC, SCCC)
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-amps@contesting.com [mailto:owner-amps@contesting.com]On
> Behalf Of km1h@juno.com
> Sent: Monday, November 30, 1998 5:54 PM
> To: amps@contesting.com
> Subject: [AMPS] Henry Who?
>
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> On Mon, 30 Nov 1998 10:14:28 -0800 "Radiodan W7RF" <RFpower@radiodan.com>
> writes:
> >
> >If there's confusion it's not on my part Alan,
> >
> >Let me "right" back to you this way....
> >
> >Which of the "current crop of amps" do you own where you know so much?
> >Fact: The transformers used are very reliable, we wouldn't continue to
> >use
> >them if they were junk!
>
> Ford said that about the Edsel.
>
> Then why dont you offer an Alpha type warranty? Or why does Peter Dahl
> sell so many Henry replacement xfmrs?
>
>
> >Fact: The HENRY RF deck is and always has been very efficient.
>
> No more so than anyone else considered a real player in the market. Henry
> has no bragging rights to efficiency.
>
>
> >I don't see anyone else using a custom made roller inductor in the
> >tank, and
> >door knob caps switched in for plate C. Why? costs too much if you
> >don't
> >make the parts like HENRY does!
>
> There is no reason for a prone -to- problems roller inductor in a ham
> amp. In 2-30MHz commercial service, then yes where it will not be subject
> to constant tuning. Roller inductors buy you no real measurable
> benefit...in a ham amp or a tuner. A well designed switched network IMO
> is more reliable long term, cost effective and certainly faster to tune.
> Gee, Henry and MFJ both push roller inductors......interesting...wonder
> if there is a message there??
>
> Why are switched doorknobs so great? And yet so many complain about them
> in amps as drifty, overstressed, etc. Since Henry is primarily an 80-10M
> company with 160M an afterthough I find absolutely no reason to use a
> doorknob anywhere except for plate blocking. It may be hard for you to
> accept but there ARE other options that work well.
>
>
> >Sheet metal? You must be looking at something else. We use aluminum.
>
>
> Even Dentron used steel.
>
> The old Clipperton L's and MLA-2500's are still in use by DXpeditions
> ...not because of magic RF but simply cuz they are not flimsy, rattle and
> warped....like many Henry's I've seen. I have AI6V's MLA here which has
> been around the world too many times to count and after all that time it
> only needs some minor maintenance.
> Also there is something to be said for steel encased xfmrs that dont fry
> your gonads or brains as does aluminum......but salesmen are a different
> breed I guess.
>
> If I had my choices for a currently produced solid amp it would be the
> Alpha 91b way up front. Henry would fall into the category of a 1973
> Buick Electra 225..park it and leave it.
>
> Now, what were you saying about opinions the other day? Yours are so
> biased I have to get my hip waders on......
>
> 73 CArl KM1H Dont sell no ones amps
>
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> >
> >73, Dan Magro W7RF, (member SCDXC, SCCC)
> >Rugged, Reliable Henry HF Amps are "Instant on" for RF Power now!
> >DXers/Contesters/Ragchewers get your HENRY from RADIODAN for LESS!
> >***Subscribe to the HENRY reflector at www.qth.net
> ><http://www.qth.net>
> >***
> >www.radiodan.com <http://www.radiodan.com> RFpower@radiodan.com
> ><mailto:RFpower@radiodan.com> A trip to our web site is worth the
> >click!
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Alan Gray [mailto:agray@voicenet.com]
> >> Sent: Monday, November 30, 1998 9:21 AM
> >> To: Radiodan W7RF; K4ab@aol.com; cq-contest@contesting.com
> >> Cc: amps@contesting.com
> >> Subject: RE: [AMPS] (no subject)
> >>
> >>
> >> "Radio" Dan-
> >>
> >>
> >> Before you confuse your marketing efforts with technical fact, in
> >> the final
> >> analysis your comments are still a salesman's hype.
> >>
> >> Fact is, Henry does, and always has, used a lot of marginal
> >components in
> >> their amps....like the ECA transformers...and the Triad
> >> transformers before
> >> them. And their current crop of amps use tank components that are
> >nothing
> >> to right home about either.....
> >>
> >> And most annoying of all, Henry still doesn't know how to make sheet
> >metal
> >> that fits right even after all these years.
> >>
> >> Alan, W3BV
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> At 02:12 PM 11/28/98 -0800, Radiodan W7RF wrote:
> >> >
> >> >HI Larry,
> >> >
> >> >They're not small, light, or compact, but they are THE most
> >> Rugged, Reliable
> >> >amplifiers anywhere.
> >> >
> >> >Get a HENRY. No brag........just FACT!
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >73, Dan Magro W7RF, (member SCDXC, SCCC)
> >> >Rugged, Reliable Henry HF Amps are "Instant on" for RF Power now!
> >> >DXers/Contesters/Ragchewers get your HENRY from RADIODAN for LESS!
> >> >***Subscribe to the HENRY reflector at www.qth.net
> ><http://www.qth.net>
> >> >***
> >> >www.radiodan.com <http://www.radiodan.com> RFpower@radiodan.com
> >> ><mailto:RFpower@radiodan.com> A trip to our web site is worth the
> >click!
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> >> From: owner-amps@contesting.com
> >[mailto:owner-amps@contesting.com]On
> >> >> Behalf Of K4ab@aol.com
> >> >> Sent: Saturday, November 28, 1998 1:13 PM
> >> >> To: cq-contest@contesting.com
> >> >> Cc: amps@contesting.com
> >> >> Subject: [AMPS] (no subject)
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> For the second time in as many contests, my Ameritron AL-1500
> >> developed a
> >> >> problem during the contest. Probably not a major problem, but
> >> certainly a
> >> >> nuisance.
> >> >>
> >> >> My question...what is the most durable, legal-limit, commercially
> >> >> available
> >> >> amp sold?
> >> >>
> >> >> I'm tired of having amp problems during the contests. I don't
> >> >> mistreat the
> >> >> amp, but I do run 'em hard..i.e.- CQ'ing for hours at a time.
> >> >>
> >> >> If a commercially available amp is not available, who homebrews
> >> >> and sells the
> >> >> best?
> >> >>
> >> >> Thanks!
> >> >>
> >> >> 73,
> >> >> Larry K4AB
> >> >>
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