[Amps] SGC Mini Lini...am i the only one (who doesn't get it?)

[Gary Smith]

Just an odd thought: if SGC was to offer the mini-lini and the purchaser chooses the module, sure wouldn't take too long to see  who operates where.
But... maybe the 20 m module is a good first choice.  That due to having heard (and occasionally experienced) that operating on 20 without a linear is like rolling skating on an L.A. freeway.
Just my .02 here.
Gary... wa6fgi

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Rob Atkinson, K5UJ 
  To: amps at contesting.com 
  Sent: Thursday, May 26, 2005 4:22 PM
  Subject: Re: [Amps] SGC Mini Lini...am i the only one (who doesn't get it?)


  okay, I'll weigh in on this one...

  The basic equipment architecture (whether it's exciters or amps) involving 
  plug in modules, one for each band, has never been a winner as far as I 
  know.

  Ten Tec introduced a rig, The Scout, about 10 years ago, that depended on 
  separate plug in modules for band switching, and it didn't seem to do all 
  that well.  There may have been other probs. with it, but I'm fairly 
  confident the whole module thing was a big turnoff for most hams.  Ten Tec 
  built it for around 2 or 3 years and discontinued it.

  HF hams want a single box with a bandswitch covering 160 to 10 m.  (okay, I 
  think most HF hams want that).
  Another problem I'm told is that when you buy the Mini Lini, you _have_ to 
  take the 20 m. module as the first one, which if true, is a little bizarre 
  to me.

  It may be a good deal for a ham who operates one band while moble, and wants 
  a small s.s. single band amp for that limited purpose.  It's cheaper for SGC 
  to make a bunch of modules instead of a bunch of complete, dedicated single 
  band amps.  Hopefully that cost saving is passed on to you, the consumer.   
  I doubt if they expect to sell many, in a package including the base unit, 
  and complete set of modules, to hams intending to put it on the operating 
  table and swap modules for all bands.

  Rob/K5UJ

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