[Amps] CB etc Amps

[jeremy-ca]

What is the AC line power between the THP and a Henry of the same output?

And what does the difference translate into $$ saved over the next decade or 
so of average use?

Carl
KM1H


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Katz" <stevek at jmr.com>
To: <amps at contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2007 5:51 PM
Subject: Re: [Amps] CB etc Amps


> >My Tokyo HK-1.5Kfx runs almost as much power out on HF as does my old 
> >Henry
>
> 2K4 without near the heat. OTOH my *old* Alpha 76A doesn't throw out near 
> as
>
> much heat as does that 2K4 either.  Then again, I could purchase a lot of
> electricity for difference between what I paid for the 1.5K and the 2K4
> <:-)) Even in good shape and with a good pair of tubes the old Henry amps
> are typically in the $700 range. Some go higher, but they need to be one 
> of
> the *BIG* ones to bring much more. I see quite a few with the initial bids
> around $1200 that end with zero bids. They are big and they are heavy. Not
> exactly table top.
> 73
> Roger (K8RI)<
>
> ::And the 2K4 can load up into a 4 or 5:1 VSWR system without flinching.
> And you can run it at 250W carrier power with 100% modulation from an AM
> exciter and hold really long transmissions.  When you fry a tube, a  new 
> one
> is $175 and not $400 like a 500W FET.  But it is heavy and it does have
> knobs. -WB2WIK/6
>
>
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