[AMPS] 1KW from a pair of 4-65A's

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>Knew this guy in Riverside years ago -- W6CHR "Clear Channel Radio" as he 
>use to say after signing his call -- had a pair of 4-65A's running the 
>G2DAF (?) circuit -- the circuit where drive is used to develop screen 
>voltage.  Anyhow, driven with a Collins transmitter the beast put out 1KW 
>-- no shit!  Don't know what it sounded like, or how dirty the thing was 
>-- but it put out an honest 1KW as measured on a Bird watt meter.  Of 
>course, the plates would go incandescent -- unbelievably bright -- I mean 
>like a light bulb bright.
>
>He kept a few spares on hand -- cuz they would melt down occasionally.  He 
>also had a pair of 4-1,000A using the same circuit and used the 2X4-65A to 
>drive that -- an easy 5,500 out as I recall.
>
>He was always "wide," as in 100Mhz wide.  

I measured W6CHR  at c. 100KHz.  

>Seems all the DAF'ers I've heard 
>on the air over the years were on the dirty side -- but you could never 
>convince them of that.
>
Amen.  


cheers, Steve
 
>


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