[Amps] AMERITRON AL-80A

Bill Turner wrt at dslextreme.com
Fri Nov 14 23:13:51 EST 2003


On Fri, 14 Nov 2003 11:19:09 -0500, "Bill L" <n1wl at hotmail.com> wrote:

>I just picked up an AMERITRON AL-80A used, with a brand new tube in place 
>and was wondering if anyone else on the list has experience on these amps 
>and how they like them and any hints/tips.

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It is essentially the same as my Heath SB-1000, a fine amp.  It can be
run at 1kw on SSB and CW, but for RTTY or other carrier-type mode,
hold it to about 600 watts.  The tube and tank circuit can do 1kw but
the transformer will overheat.

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73, Bill W6WRT


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