[Amps] Defining CCS

[Carl]

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From: <donroden at hiwaay.net>
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Sent: Sunday, December 31, 2017 2:43 PM
Subject: Re: [Amps] Defining CCS


>
>> Every wonder why a broadcast transmitter is in such a large box?
>>
>> 73
>> Jim W7RY
>
> To make it hard for broadcast types like me to bring them home to put on 
> 160.
> Don W4DNR

For the same reason 20' plus long cars were built weighing 6000 #

To impress buyers that size was everything. That the engineer could walk 
inside and replace parts in a very short time was a side benefit.....

The last 1500W CCS ham amp was probably the Amp Supply LK-800A with the PAC 
8 outboard Dahl transformer weighing close to 50#. With 3x 3CX800A7's it 
wasnt lacking in PD.

The Henry 8K could do it but wasnt marketed as just a ham amp

The stock Alpha 77SX was severly underpowered.

Carl 


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