[Amps] Nice new japanese tube amp

[Pete Lancashire]

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On Jun 7, 2017 2:42 AM, "Roger (K8RI)" <k8ri at rogerhalstead.com> wrote:

> And it'd keep my basement warm and dry in the winter although...I don't
> think it'd be up to the task of keeping it dry when the sump pump quit.
> Bill for cleaning up and drying, replacing the pump and incidentals...about
> $5,000 (half that amp and almost a OM A4000, and more than the OM A2000+
> OTOH getting it downstairs without breaking something would take a crew.
>
> 73, Roger (K8RI)
>
> On 6/6/2017 Tuesday 10:01 PM, Jim Thomson wrote:
>
>> 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
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