[Amps] Alpha PA-70V

Carl km1h at jeremy.mv.com
Sat May 17 20:06:40 EDT 2014


Martin is a smooth and patient businessman, Ive also spent hours with him at 
past Daytons.

As far as Alpha-Ten he will wait until the downhill curve is getting steep 
before making his move....I watched and predicted Cushcraft when others said 
"no way".....but he aint no kid any longer either.

Carl
KM1H



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Don Allen" <w9cw at w9cw.com>
To: <amps at contesting.com>
Sent: Saturday, May 17, 2014 7:32 PM
Subject: Re: [Amps] Alpha PA-70V


>I spent quite a bit of time with Martin yesterday at Dayton.  He and I 
>worked at the same defense industry plant back in the '60s, and have been 
>friends for a long time.
>
> I don't believe he has any interest.
>
> 73
> Don W9CW
>
>
> On 5/17/2014 5:17 PM, Carl wrote:
>> TN is getting too close  to MS (-;  Ole Martin F. will wait until all the 
>> relocation costs are spent and then make his move!
>>
>> Carl
>> KM1H
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Garland" <4cx250b at miamioh.edu>
>> To: <amps at contesting.com>
>> Sent: Saturday, May 17, 2014 6:13 PM
>> Subject: [Amps] Alpha PA-70V
>>
>>
>>> Anybody got one of the old Alpha vapor-cooled amps still running?  A 
>>> friend
>>> just acquired one, but it has some problems (a transformer, if I 
>>> remember
>>> right)? If the tube is still good (he doesn't have any way to test it), 
>>> I'm
>>> advising him to restore it and put it on the air. Pretty rare amplfier.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Speaking of Alpha, I've heard (from a credible source, but consider this
>>> still in the rumor category) that after the merger, Alpha amps will be
>>> assembled in Tennessee, but that engineering, design (and possibly 
>>> repairs?)
>>> will continue to be done in Colorado. I'm glad they're keeping 
>>> engineering
>>> separate. The design philosophies of the two companies are very 
>>> different.
>>>
>>> 73,
>>>
>>> Jim W8ZR
>>>
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