[Amps] Good amp to buy

[Bill K2OWR]

> "... I'd like to weigh in on this.....
The Ameritron AL82 seems to me to be the most rugged and powerful amplifier
in the twin 3-500Z class.
The power supply alone makes all the others seem puny and the output is
higher than all others in this class.
They can be had for as little as $1200 used and are truly a contesters dream
amplifier.

BILL K2OWRGH power amp?"
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> "Roll y'er own!" I say...
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> The venerable, tried & true 813 is still available both new, surplus, at
> Hamfests, etc. Two of these in parallel grounded-grid will give you
> 600-watts output, four will up the ante to 1.2-kilowatts.
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> They're practically "free", too, compared to the prices of modern 3-500Zs,
> 8877s, etc.
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> And don't let their high internal output capacitance scare you: there are
> ways to make them play just as efficiently on 10-meters, as they do on 
> 160.
>
> ~73~ de Eddy VE3CUI - VE3XZ
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