[Amps] 2 kW amp project

[PA3DUV]

Hey Bill,

we're all waitin' for ya

Dick
PA3DUV


> Guess I'll have to start a discussion on the new Solid State 2kw amps I'm
> building.  Very cheap... $600 final price.  Is anyone interested in that,
> or
> would you like me expound on house wiring?
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Dr. William J. Schmidt, II  K9HZ
> Trustee of the North American QRO - Central Division Club - K9ZC



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Peter Voelpel" <df3kv at t-online.de>
To: <g3rzp at g3rzp.wanadoo.co.uk>; <amps at contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, November 20, 2005 6:24 PM
Subject: Re: [Amps] 2 kW amp project


> Hi Peter,
>
> Is it also the same weight?
> There are also pretty small vacuum variables
> around, much smaller then any breadslicer
>
> 73
> Peter
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: amps-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:amps-bounces at contesting.com] On
> Behalf Of Peter Chadwick
> Sent: Sonntag, 20. November 2005 12:35
> To: amps at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [Amps] 2 kW amp project
>
> There's an interesting article on a 1500 watt Class E amp in the latest
> QEX.
> Looking at it, the thing is that by the time you've got the mechanics done
> (including a fearsome output transformer with silver (hard) soldered bits
> and pieces) and the vacuum variables for tuning, it's about as big as a
> tube
> amplifier covering all the HF bands.......
> 73
> Peter G3RZP
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Turner" <dezrat1242 at ispwest.com>
To: <g3rzp at g3rzp.wanadoo.co.uk>; <amps at contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, November 20, 2005 4:58 PM
Subject: Re: [Amps] 2 kW amp project


> At 03:35 AM 11/20/2005, Peter Chadwick wrote:
>
>>There's an interesting article on a 1500 watt Class E amp in the
>>latest QEX. Looking at it, the thing is that by the time you've got
>>the mechanics done (including a fearsome output transformer with
>>silver (hard) soldered bits and pieces) and the vacuum variables for
>>tuning, it's about as big as a tube amplifier covering all the HF 
>>bands.......
>>73
>>Peter G3RZP
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> Not being a QEX subscriber (maybe I should be) I'd like to hear more
> about it. I considered a SS amp before beginning my current 8877
> project but was stopped by two things:
>
> 1. A suitable power transformer for 50 VDC 50 A output.
> 2. The output filtering and matching network for all HF band operation.
>
> Both of those are doable of course, just a bit easier with a tube amp.
>
> I'd be most interested to hear how folks solved those issues.
>
> 73, Bill W6WRT
>
>
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