[Amps] Has anyone ever actually build an 833A linear?

[Mike Waters]

I appreciate all of the replies, both on and off the list. K0UYA is the
only one who replied who ever built one.

73, Mike
www.w0btu.com

On Sat, Dec 1, 2012 at 4:35 PM, Paul Kraemer <elespe at lisco.com> wrote:

> One of my first linears back in about 1960 was a grid driven pp pair of
> 833A
> I used four 6CL6 as driver for my CE 10B
> When it spoke it had a loud voice.
> Paul K0UYA
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Waters" <mikewate at gmail.com>
> To: <amps at contesting.com>
> Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2012 11:22 AM
> Subject: [Amps] Has anyone ever actually build an 833A linear?
>
>
>  This article is in the 1980 ARRL Handbook, showing a grid-driven 833A in
>> linear service. But I have never heard of anyone actually trying it, and
>> I've done many Google searches.
>> http://www.w7ekb.com/glowbugs/**projects/Universal%20Amp.pdf<http://www.w7ekb.com/glowbugs/projects/Universal%20Amp.pdf>
>>
>> I have a bunch of 833Cs here (the graphite plate version of the 833A) and
>> am considering a 160m linear like it with two paralleled tubes.
>>
>>