[Amps] FS: DENTRON CLIPPERTON V 2 meter amp 500Watts

[R.Measures]

I know a dude (KGØF) who delights in manipulating the bidding on e-Bay.

On Apr 13, 2005, at 3:59 AM, Radioal wrote:

> "Why are they selling for $600-$700 on eBay?" - that question is
> rhetorical....rather, "why does anything sell on eBay at times for 
> more that
> new prices?".   Maybe it is an excess of testosterone! -  "I'm not 
> gonna let
> that guy outbid me!"
>
> Your evaluation of the Clipperton V is exactly on-target.  Rather than 
> have
> you feel ashamed to sell that piece of self-described junk for so 
> much, I
> will offer you $200 (what it seems to be worth from your description) 
> and
> also pay for shipping.
>
> Al - K8EUR
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <JimMoci at aol.com>
> To: <amps at contesting.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2005 6:21 AM
> Subject: [Amps] FS: DENTRON CLIPPERTON V 2 meter amp 500Watts
>
>
>> I have for sale a Dentron Clipperton V 2 meter amplifier rated @ 500 
>> watts
>> input with a 4CX250B. It is in pretty good cosmetic shape except for a
>> small
>> ding in the left corners.  As far as working condition goes it does 
>> work
>> but I
>> think this amp is a piece of junk! (Hey I am honest) It has a tank
>> circuit- it
>> is not a stripline design like it probably should be @ 2 meters. It 
>> runs
>> awfully hot and has a severly under sized blower. The tank circuit is
>> under sized
>> and runs very hot- so hot that it melted the solder running 200 watts 
>> FM.
>> At 300
>> watts out it runs fine on SSB but I think it is still way to hot. 
>> These
>> junkers are going for $600-700 on Ebay. Why? I dont know why but my 
>> guess
>> would be
>> a solid state 300watt amp is $700 and you still need an Astron RS70 
>> to run
>> it.
>> I think it would be fine if someone installed a much larger blower but
>> that
>> would require hacking the cabinet which would ruin the collectability 
>> of
>> the
>> amp. At least it would be functional and reliable then. Better yet 
>> would
>> be to
>> convert it to stripline- there is enough room with some cabinet work 
>> and
>> hacking. It would also be an excellent candidate for a six meter
>> conversion where a
>> conventional tank design is usable with a 4CX250B. I would like to 
>> sell
>> this
>> Denny Dentron junker -boatanchor for $550 to someone who can 
>> appreciate it
>> for
>> what it is!!
>> Thanks & 73, Jim W3ATV
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