[Amps] SB-220: 1,800 Watts Output

[Carl]

Sure you can, The B&W/Viewstar PT-2500/A did it easily.

Carl
KM1H


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gary Schafer" <garyschafer at comcast.net>
To: <Gudguyham at aol.com>; <vic at rakefet.com>
Cc: <amps at contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2009 4:11 PM
Subject: Re: [Amps] SB-220: 1,800 Watts Output


> But you can't get there with 100 watts of drive.
> 
> 73
> Gary  K4FMX
> 
> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: amps-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:amps-bounces at contesting.com]
>> On Behalf Of Gudguyham at aol.com
>> Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2009 3:50 PM
>> To: vic at rakefet.com
>> Cc: amps at contesting.com
>> Subject: Re: [Amps] SB-220: 1,800 Watts Output
>> 
>> As I recall Henry Radio  rated one of their "pair of 3-500" amplifiers
>> at
>> 3000KW input, at 60% eff. (not unlikely) that would be 1800 watts PEP
>> output.....NO?
>> 
>> 
>> In a message dated 11/30/2009 12:30:32 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
>> vic at rakefet.com writes:
>> 
>> Gudguyham at aol.com wrote:
>> > I may be quite possible that the  Sb-220 WILL do 1800 watts PEP output
>> with
>> > the special Peter  Dahl transformer.  A regular SB-220 on 6 meters
>> could
>> do
>> >  1600 PEP with a standard transformer.  Check this out
>> >
>> > _YouTube -  King Conversions SB220 Monoband 6M amplifier 1.5 KW+  -
>> > QROKing.com_
>> (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8c_X9C--hmM&feature=related)
>> 
>> Well, my SB-1000 with ONE 3-500z will produce 1100 watts output, if I
>> forget to turn down
>> the drive from my exciter.
>> 
>> The question is "for  how long will it do this?" My guess is "not too
>> long!"
>> --
>> 73,
>> Vic,  K2VCO
>> Fresno  CA
>> http://www.qsl.net/k2vco
>> 
>> 
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