[CQ-Contest] amps in series VU2WAP

[Manoj Agarwal]

Hello All.
I have two SB220.
The SSB contest was very good during the weekend.
I had the CT voice Card installed on my computer .
It was great working with it.
I encountered a problem with my SB 220 Sunday afternoon .
There was just no output out from the SB220.
I did not want to take out the spare one with me and have to connect all
over.
I just went off air.
Monday morning I took a look at the amp which gave way to find the relay in
the SB 220 out.
I think it is very good idea to have two AMPS connected and if a  problem is
encountered just  switch.
On the whole it was fun 10 meters was very good.
I operated some 14 odd hours in total and made over 1200 Q
I was not doing the contest for a full 48 but just for fun and excitement .
As I had installed the voice card so to play around and get a hang of it.
Miku
VU2WAP
www.qsl.net/vu2wap



-----Original Message-----
From: owner-cq-contest at contesting.com
[mailto:owner-cq-contest at contesting.com]On Behalf Of Dale L Martin
Sent: Saturday, October 27, 2001 2:54 AM
To: cq-contest at contesting.com
Subject: RE: [CQ-Contest] amps in series


> I suppose I could line up six SB-220's this way, with a sp6t
> switch and have an el cheapo Alpha 87a.
>
> Maybe someone has tried this and reported on it already,
> but I had never heard of it, and it seems to work fb.
>
> Dave Hachadorian, K6LL
> Yuma, AZ
> K6LL at juno.com
>
>

I always thought Bill Orr, W6SAI, had the right idea in his 60's/70's
issue(s) of Radio Handbook.  I think he used rack containing a separate,
rack-mounted amp (813's?) for each band all fed from one power supply.  I
don't recall how the switching was accomplished.

Speaking of books...I was in the local electronics parts outlet (called,
amazingly, Electronic Parts Outlet) and found W9KNI's Complete DX'er on the
bookshelf.  I hadn't seen that for years and had heard it was a hard to find
book these days. .

73,
dale, kg5u


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