[Amps] Nice new japanese tube amp

[Jim Thomson]

Date: Tue, 6 Jun 2017 14:41:41 -0400
From: "Roger (K8RI)" <k8ri at rogerhalstead.com>
To: amps at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [Amps] Nice new japanese tube amp

<Ceramic Vac Variables, 5KW out looks like CCS. $10K is not a bad price 
for what's there. No, it's not for everyone and a bit out of my league, 
but when I total up what I've invested into ham gear, rigs, amps, 
towers, coax, concrete, connectors, and test equipment, I had to stop 
and realize just how much Ham Radio had cost me in my over 56 years as a 
Ham.  It was more than a bit of a surprise!

73

Roger (K8RI)

##  It is  5 kw  CCS output.  Thats why it weighs 235 lbs. Its the real deal. 
No auto tune, but with 14  x pre-sets, its ample.  Amp goes into another room, rolls
around on casters. Meanwhile the  7.8 lb control box sits on the desk.   
Way better built than the henry 8k-ultra ever was.  A silver plated, teflon
SO-239 will easily handle 5 kw.  Just make sure you use the mating  silver-teflon
male plugs.   They will install a 7-16 din if you want.  

##  bang for the buck, it makes the Alpha 9500, at $2k less, look like a 
sick puppy.   Better deal than the OM-4000, for what you get.   No need to dump 95 lbs
on your desk.   No torroids to blow up, no 3 min warm up, cant be over driven. 

## That 3CX-3000A7 isnt even doing anything at that power level. The tube is rated for
2.5 A  CCS...and they are only running it at 1.4A.   That tube will last 25 years. 

Jim  VE7RF