[Amps] I had thought I'd seen everything

[Bill Turner]

On Sat, 24 Apr 2004 19:55:30 -0700 (PDT), 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.

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According to my next door neighbor, these things are pretty common.  He
used to run a 10kW 11 meter mobile rig which he pulled behind him in a
trailer.  They even have regular shootout competitions where the most
field strength wins.  

Fortunately for me, he has given up CB.  :-) 

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Bill, W6WRT
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