[Amps] Hunter "Bandit"

[Charles Harpole]

Yes, Virginia, there certainly was a Hunter
"Bandit" sold to hams.  I saw one, but
never operated one.  It was a bargain
in its day--- based on price, anyway.
73,

Charles Harpole
k4vud at hotmail.com   





> From: km1h at jeremy.mv.com
> To: donroden at hiwaay.net; AMPS at contesting.com; dennis12amplify at aol.com
> Date: Thu, 2 Jul 2009 17:12:21 -0400
> Subject: Re: [Amps] Roger's complete correction on tubes
> 
> Hunter Manufacturing was located in Iowa City and Des Moines, IA and they 
> were a fixture at Midwest hamfests when I was living in the Chicago area. 
> The 2000C was a kit that had construction and instructions as good as 
> Heathkit. Ive never heard of them associated with the CB outfit in Nebraska.
> 
> I Have heard unconfirmed stories that WRL/Globe from Council Bluffs were 
> involved in the CB market thru "associates" That would make some sense as 
> they were big users of sweep tubes including a 10 hole "2000W PEP ham amp" 
> This was rather unique as the tube output load was 50 Ohms and their tank 
> circuit was a coupling capacitor to the antenna. What a gem!
> 
> Carl
> KM1H
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <dennis12amplify at aol.com>
> To: <donroden at hiwaay.net>; <AMPS at contesting.com>
> Sent: Thursday, July 02, 2009 2:41 PM
> Subject: Re: [Amps] Roger's complete correction on tubes
> 
> 
>> The Bandit I, II and III were built by D&A in Scottsbulff Nebraska. Hunter 
>> built much higher quality amplifiers using? higher power sweep tubes at 
>> higher plate voltages and something new at the time, (for CB amplifiers), 
>> called 'BIAS"!???
>> ?I have no record of a Hunter branded amplifer called the Bandit, but it 
>> would be foolish for me to say that it didn't exist. if you have any 
>> information that you would be willing to share, I would appreciate all 
>> information I could get on it , (especially a scanned copy of the owners 
>> manual and schematic), as I have been?considering writing a book on the 
>> subject of those old seep tube amplifiers..
>>
>> Dennis O.
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: donroden at hiwaay.net
>> To: Charles Harpole <k4vud at hotmail.com>
>> Cc: herzog at frontiernet.net; amps at contesting.com
>> Sent: Wed, Jul 1, 2009 9:29 am
>> Subject: Re: [Amps] Roger's complete correction on tubes
>>
>>
>>
>> Quoting "Charles Harpole" <k4vud at hotmail.com>:
>>
>>> Remember the old amp  named "Bandit" ?
>>
>> By HUNTER
>>
>>
>> Don WA4NPL
>>
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