[Amps] SB-200 DATA

[k7rdx at charter.net]

---- Tom Osborne <w7why at verizon.net> wrote: 
> DD wrote:
> 
> >
> > That's the same way I look at SB-200's.  It's a shriveled up dried out
> > fish...
> 
> 
> Hi Bob
> Has anyone modified the 200 with Russian triode(s) for six?Seems a much better alternative to using 572`s...73 all,K7RDX(On vacation in Ramstein Germany...Long way from home!)
> I guess it is all how you look at things.
> 
> I have a SB-200 and like it very much.  Gives me 500-600 watts out full 
> bore.  No problems tuning on any band.  Dunno what else I could ask of an 
> amp.  Think I paid $275 for it.  If the tubes go bad, I can replace them for 
> $150 compared to $500 to $1000 a pop for big tubes.
> 
> Guess an Alpha Super Duper 1001 would give me more power, autotune, but more 
> power I don't need and takes me about 3 seconds to tune the amp.   I like 
> running around 500 watts-keeps the neighbors and the wifey happy.  So, all I 
> need is a SB-200 to keep me smiling!!   To each his own I guess--that's the 
> great thing about ham radio.  73
> Tom W7WHY
> 
> 
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