[Amps] RE : Solid state amp

[Will Matney]

If one wanted, and according to what transistor / fet is used, can build a decent solid state amp at a reasonable price. That is including the filter networks. I hate to say this, but the CB community (some models) have advanced more in the mobile solid state department than the amateur community over the FCC looking down upon the manufacture of broadband amps. There's not too many amateur solid state amps if you look, and the ones from Henry, and a few others will set you back a small fortune. Since the CB market has mass produced these, the parts are available pretty cheap on the market. One can go to Westgate Parts and buy every component to build one. Most of the large CB ones out now are using Manhattan style construction, and anyone else can too. That gets you out of using etched PC boards. Even at that, with what's available now, etching a PC board can be done cheap (positive sensitized boards), or buying a custom from someone like Far Circuits which is pretty cheap. I've been contemplating doing a small one myself!

The one at the link Jos provided look's pretty darn good from the outside, but before I would pass judgement, I'd have to see the innards. Which that goes with any amp for me. I don't like buying a pig in a poke. (a poke is a bag in hillbilly terms, hi hi!).

Best,

Will


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On 7/6/06 at 5:41 PM Bert Almemo wrote:

>Hi Jos,
>
>As far as I know this is an amp for the hamradio bands. Why would this be a
>solution for "less amateur and more cb like"?? I don't think CBers will
>spend US $3,000 for an amp with an output of "only" 1KW PEP. Most of the
>features are geared for easy band switching and auto tuning. It seems to be
>a great amp that's coming from Europe for a change! The price is also
>reasonable.
>
>73 Bert, VE3OBU
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: amps-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:amps-bounces at contesting.com] On
>Behalf Of hermans
>Sent: Thursday, July 06, 2006 2:55 PM
>To: 'Vic K2VCO'; 'Martin Sole'
>Cc: amps at contesting.com
>Subject: [Amps] RE : Solid state amp
>
>In the mean time one should have a look at http://www.linear-amplifier.com
>One never knows this might be a sollution for lots off people such as less
>amateur and more cb like .......hi hi
>
>Jos on4kj os5n ( or6g ) 
>
>-----Message d'origine-----
>De : amps-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:amps-bounces at contesting.com] De la
>part de Vic K2VCO Envoyé : jeudi 6 juillet 2006 17:02 À : Martin Sole Cc :
>amps at contesting.com Objet : Re: [Amps] Solid state amp
>
>
>Martin Sole wrote:
>
>> With all this talk about these medium voltage FETs I am reminded that 
>> earlier this year there was mention of two solid state amps from 
>> Elecraft, KPA800 and KPA1500. Anybody hear anything recently? I see 
>> nothing on their website or reflector so presumably it was a joke/hoax.
>
>It's definitely real, I just recently saw the 1500 watt prototype.  They
>had
>some delays getting some of the bits and pieces but it is expected to be
>available this year.
>--
>73,
>Vic, K2VCO
>Fresno CA
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