[Amps] Ameritron Amps

[W7RY]

The two amplifiers that you list as an alternative don't have 160
meters.  What was that you were smoking?

73
Jim W7RY


-----Original Message-----
From: amps-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:amps-bounces at contesting.com]
On Behalf Of Bob Maser
Sent: Friday, July 28, 2006 9:13 PM
To: AMPS
Subject: [Amps] Ameritron Amps

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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