[AMPS] Dumb directly heated cathode amp operational questions

[measures]

>
>Ok, I'll offer a comment... I own two TL-922s.  I think that the RF deck 
>cooling is excellent, and is fairly quiet.  Following Rich's suggested 
>mods, the amps operate very quietly and the only noise I hear from my amps 
>is the sound of the fan...

Rich's last 922 modification is to install a 1 meter square of shag 
carpet on the wall behind the fan.  
>
>I suspect that the reason these amps aren't popular with contesters is 
>that the HV section (specifically the transformer) is perhaps not robust 
>enough for serious contesting ops.  
>
€  Good point.  The 922 hv transformer appears to have a 600w core. 

.....

cheers

-  Rich..., 805.386.3734, www.vcnet.com/measures.  
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