[Amps] Ameritron Amps

[Will Matney]

Bob,

I wouldn't dount one could buy a very good used Alpha, Commander, or QRO amp for $1300 or under. I'd venture to say the QRO's will start showing up on the used market before long more than they are now. I've seen the Alphas and Commanders on ebay for bid starting under $800. I don't think I've seen a used QRO yet, but I don't check the amps listing very much. A L4B is an excellent choice and to me one of the best built amps there was. Any Drake amp really.

Best,

Will

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On 7/29/06 at 12:13 AM Bob Maser wrote:

>My, I seem to have tweaked a sensitive spot with all you ameritron 
>lovers(not capitalized on purpose).  I can see where appliance operators 
>would love them, just buy it, bring it home and plug it in.  What could be 
>easier?
>And when it goes belly up, just get on the Amps reflector and ask for 
>help(an almost daily occurrence).  Life is good.  Of course, you could
>take 
>the same money that you spent on the MFJ amp and build your own and have 
>some pride about it and money left over, but this is too much to ask from 
>most of our current amateur radio fraternity.  BTW, the next time you're
>at 
>a hamfest that has an ameritron booth,  compare their product with any
>other 
>amp maker an if can't see the differences, maybe you're in the wrong
>hobby. 
>Price can't be the reason that so many hams buy them, since you can either 
>homebrew your own or buy some of the fine used amps on the market,
>example, 
>why would one spend $850 on a AL-811H when you can find a 30L-1 for 
>considerably less?  An AL82 for $1300 instead of a L4B? Come on guys,
>you're 
>smoking that cheap stuff.
>
>I love this reflector.
>
>Bob Maser  W6TR 
>
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