[Amps] I had thought I'd seen everything

[R.Measures]

I know about a Ham 75m mobile in a Suburban that was powered by an Army 
surplus trailer-generator plant towed behind the Suburban. The 
amplifier used an 8000v anode supply.   Corona from the antenna turned 
out to be a major design hurdle.

On Apr 24, 2004, at 7:55 PM, Steve Jackson wrote:

> but this is madness squared:
>
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3093349628
>
> It's a Suburban with a dedicated "25kW" CB amplifier.
> Take a look at the power supply and the cooling
> system.
> The ad says it uses a pair of 3CX3000 ... who knows
> what element is in the Bird meter, though.
>
> Take a look before eBay pulls this ad off the system.

Richard L. Measures, AG6K, 805.386.3734.  www.somis.org


Richard L. Measures, AG6K, 805.386.3734.  www.somis.org