[Amps] Amps Digest, Vol 146, Issue 27

[Carl]

You maybe expected an advancement in technology?
Silly Boy, this is MFJ we are talking about.

Carl
KM1H


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From: "Gary Smith via Amps" <amps at contesting.com>
To: <amps at contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2015 2:07 PM
Subject: Re: [Amps] Amps Digest, Vol 146, Issue 27


> Some time ago I was considering a ALS-1300 for my station. Read good 
> reviews of the very first ones, and so-forth, inquired as to price and 
> such from MFJ. Was told (at that time) of a long wait due to making sure 
> that when the amp left the plant *everything * would be in best order.
>
> Waited two or so months, gave up and bought a AL-82.  Maybe build control 
> and bullet proofing is very strict on this, a new "everman's" SS HF amp 
> that won't give up the ghost in a nano second when Henry Dumbthumbs 
> forgets something.
>
> What I found interesting was the amp looks like two of their 600 Po amps 
> ganged together using a Armstrong combiner to get the power out to the 
> SO-239. I know what a combiner is from FM antenna work, but had not 
> heard/seen one used in a HF application.
>
> Gary...wa6fgi
>
>
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>>     1. Ameritron availability (Paul Kraemer)
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>> Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2015 10:54:16 -0600
>> From: "Paul Kraemer" <elespe at lisco.com>
>> To: <amps at contesting.com>
>> Subject: [Amps] Ameritron availability
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>> A good friend ordered an ALS 1300 right after New Years (2015) and the 
>> delivery was listed as first week February.
>> When that date passed he was advised it would be March, then later 
>> upgraded to April and now they say in May---maybe.
>>
>> Ameritron blames ?production difficulties?.  Does that mean parts, or 
>> just can?t get them to work, or just can?t build them fast enough?
>>
>> Does anyone know what is going on there at Ameritron?  Is this true for 
>> all products from them?  Anyone else have some experience with them 
>> lately?
>>
>> Paul K0UYA
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