[Amps] 4cx800a

[Carl]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Cecil Acuff" <chacuff at cableone.net>
To: <gdaught6 at stanford.edu>; <amps at contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, February 15, 2010 7:57 PM
Subject: Re: [Amps] 4cx800a


>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <gdaught6 at stanford.edu>
>
>>Since publication, the 4CX1600B is unobtanium.  The
>> 4CX800A may have the same status.  There are a few (fewer and fewer!)
>> GU-74B's
>> around, and prices are climbing.
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>
> Interesting about the 4CX800A...it's potential availability and most of 
> all
> the bad reports of it's performance.  (IMD etc.)
>
> I had considered the purchase of an Acom 1000 a while back.  It gets 
> nothing
> but rave reviews as one of the best ever amps and the Acom 2000A  DX Dream
> machine that it out of reach for folks like me.
>
> Makes one wonder what to believe in...
>
> Cecil
> K5DL

The average amp owner could give a hoot about anyone else on the band. He 
probably figures IMD is a government agency. As I said earlier the tube isnt 
bad when its boiling water on the cover of the amp.

Even 811 MFJ amps get rave reviews from those who dont know any better.

Carl
KM1H



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