[Amps] 4-400A ratings

[Jim W7RY]

Get out your calculator and figure out how much of a dB/S-meter increase 
1100 watts is above 800 watts.

Then  YOU can make the decision.

73
Jim W7RY


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From: "Vic K2VCO" <vic at rakefet.com>
Sent: Sunday, May 08, 2011 11:01 PM
To: "Amps reflector" <amps at contesting.com>
Subject: [Amps] 4-400A ratings

> I've come into a pair of 4-400A's. I'm thinking about building an 
> amplifier with one tube
> and using the other for a spare. Looking at the data sheet for class-C CW, 
> the maximum
> rated plate current is 350 ma. This means that at 3 kV on the plate I can 
> expect to get
> only about 750-800 watts output. This does not come close to utilizing the 
> 400-watt plate
> dissipation of the tube.
>
> At 4 kV, I could get 1400 watts input and about 1050-1100 out. That's a 
> lot better. But it
> means a lot of extra expense -- the power supply, tuning capacitor, etc. 
> need to be bigger.
>
> Is this correct? Why is the plate current limited to 350 maA? Is it a 
> limitation on
> filament emission?
>
> Of course I can use both tubes and get full legal power. But then I need 
> another socket,
> chimney, etc. Or maybe I can use the "SB220 cooling method" and cheaper 
> sockets.
> -- 
> Vic, K2VCO
> Fresno CA
> http://www.qsl.net/k2vco/
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