[Amps] Alpha vs Henry

[Jim Thomson]

Date: Mon, 04 Apr 2011 00:49:49 -0700
From: Jim Brown <jim at audiosystemsgroup.com>
Subject: Re: [Amps] Alpha vs Henry


On 4/3/2011 8:06 AM, Damon Stewart wrote:
> Very good amp but when pushed the tuned input plate
> choke would start to scream.   It was a great 3800-4000 watt amp with
> 100 watts drive.

Exactly how did you use this amp at these power levels?  I hope you're 
not one of those LIDS who cheats by running higher than legal power.

73, Jim K9YC

&&&    Well, he`s going to need at least 1900 w pep out...to  compensate for
just 1 db of feed-line loss.   1900  to 3800w  is just a lousy 3db anyway. 

&&&  why is it that obtaining a lousy 3db with a bigger amp is a no-no.... but
obtaining 3-12 db  with bigger ants, higher ants, stacked ants, lower loss coax,
etc is just hunk-dory.  Maybe he doesn`t  have the real estate for a 4-square on 160m. 
Maybe he doesn`t have room or $$  for a large 80m array..or a 40m yagi.  The 
3-el 40m yag will  eat the 4 x squares  for breakfast, and totally decimate a single
vertical  or dipole. 

IMO, with on the noisy lower bands, I don`t think anybody really cares how one get`s his
ERP.   Trying to have a rag chew on the low bands..esp during summer months...is no fun
on ssb. 

Jim   VE7RF