[Amps] HB Amps

Steven Cook sccook1 at cox.net
Mon Mar 6 21:25:34 EST 2006


Oops!  You're right -- the D7 version.  My mistake.

-Steve (((WG7K)))

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Katz" <stevek at jmr.com>
To: <sccook1 at cox.net>; "Bill Turner" <dezrat at copper.net>; 
<Gudguyham at aol.com>; <john.brewer at us.schneider-electric.com>
Cc: <amps at contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, March 06, 2006 5:16 PM
Subject: RE: [Amps] HB Amps


> The Henry 3K Classic Mk III, 3K Classic X and 3K Premier actually used a
> 3CX1200D7, which is a different tube...
>
> Never had the slightest problem with mine, but Henry overcooled the pants
> off it with that Pratt Whitney blower (slight exaggeration, but it was 
> very
> powerful and loud) and it never got hot.  Nor did the power supply, since 
> it
> was in a separate pedestal that weighed 125 lbs.  It could handle a RTTY
> contest okay.
>
> WB2WIK/6
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: sccook1 at cox.net [mailto:sccook1 at cox.net]
> Sent: Monday, March 06, 2006 3:58 PM
> To: Bill Turner; Gudguyham at aol.com;
> john.brewer at us.schneider-electric.com
> Cc: amps at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [Amps] HB Amps
>
>
> Some of the Henry amps used the 3cx1200A7...
>
> -S
>
>
>>
>> From: Bill Turner <dezrat at copper.net>
>> Date: 2006/03/06 Mon PM 04:49:40 EST
>> To: Gudguyham at aol.com,  john.brewer at us.schneider-electric.com
>> CC: amps at contesting.com
>> Subject: Re: [Amps] HB Amps
>>
>> ORIGINAL MESSAGE:
>>
>> At 12:11 PM 3/6/2006, Gudguyham at aol.com wrote:
>> >This is why the contesters like the 3CX1200 vs. the 8877.
>>
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> Not all contesters.
>>
>> The only tube I ever had blow during a contest was a 3CX1200 in my
>> Ameritron amp of the same name. It was replaced under warranty with
>> no problems. To the best of my knowledge that is the only amp which
>> uses one and it (the amp, not the tube) is definitely not suitable
>> for legal limit RTTY contesting. Ask me how I know. :-)
>>
>> 73, Bill W6WRT
>>
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