[AMPS] (no subject)

[km1h@juno.com]

On Mon, 30 Nov 1998 17:08:35 -0800 zeitler@ibm.net writes:
>
>    >
>    
>    Dan, the point of all this is to say that Henry amps are built for 
>a price and are not the most rugged, reliable amps built. At least not 
>in my 30+ years of working on them.
>    
>    Alan, W3BV
>    
>    
>    Hi Alan and the Group,
>    The most reliable, best amp ever built for amateur use was the 
>Drake L-4B. 

The RF deck..yes. the PS was worse than Heath or Dentron. I would guess
that amp (and the L-7) were designed by 2 committees that never talked to
each other.


Second to that is the Command HF-2500. 

Down on my list Lane. Many Alphas and the Titan would be ahead. 
At least we agree that Henry is not on any of our lists! 

73  Carl  KM1H


>    
>    Lane Zeitler
>    KM3G
>    
>    
>    
>    
>    >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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