[Amps] SB-220 troubles

[Jeff Carter]

Contests?  Heavens, no.  I didn't build this amp to run it in contests.

In fact, I've never had it on the air.  I ran it into a dummy load after I'd 
completed it, verified the +10db output, and then pulled the plug.

It's never been plugged back up.

I got into Amateur Radio primarily for access to the spectrum for experiments, 
and for the legal rights afforded by licensure like the building of 
amplifiers.  I listen to HF a good bit when I'm traveling, but very seldom do 
I ever actually *talk* to anybody.

I want the capability, because I like having options.  I may, however, never 
put this amp on the air.  It'll take something very interesting to draw me 
out, and I can't think of any contest that would meet that requirement.

Jeff/KD4RBG

On Friday February 13 2009 07:53, Scott McGrath wrote:
> The idiot who gets killed will be someone 2 days and no sleep into a
> contest when they lose a tube and want to quickly switch it
> out forgetting in their fatigued state to discharge the caps to
> ground,   They will discharge to ground alright,  Right  through the
> newly minted SK might want to think about that scenario instead of kids
> migght be screwing around with gear.
>