[Amps] emtron dx-1??? for a couple hundred bucks?

[PA3DUV]

For the DX4 with three phase PSU and @ US$ 8500.- that should be US$ 1.41 
/watt

Cheers, Dick
PA3DUV

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Harold Mandel" <ka1xo at juno.com>
To: <amps at contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, June 05, 2006 11:25 PM
Subject: Re: [Amps] emtron dx-1??? for a couple hundred bucks?


> Just checking the Google for Emtron
> it's seen that their newest retail piece
> is the two-box DX-4 running a couple
> of GU-84b's in parallel.
>
> One of the websites say "$8500.00"
> retail.
>
> That's $1.70 a watt.
>
> The Commander HF-2500E with
> 3 X 3CPX800A7 triodes is $6K,
> and it's dissipation rating is 2400 watts
> so that's $2.50 per watt.
>
> I don't know how much the QRO export
> model with 3 x 4CX800's costs, (and can't
> buy one even if I wanted to), so I can't give
> you a bang-for-buck rating.
>
> My old Heathkit SB-220 was $800 and
> at 1KW was $0.80 a watt. The best.
>
> Hal
> W4HBM
>
>
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