[CQ-Contest] MLA-2500 as a contest amp?

[Jim Reisert AD1C]

At 10:46 PM 6/1/2006, Radiosporting Fan wrote:

>Is this amp capable of supporting "Contest Duty Cycle"
>operation?  I see them on e-Bay from time to time (and
>they have 160-meters, which interests me).

And they have a very expensive tube to replace.  There are several 
published modifications for using cheaper, more readily-available tubes.

73 - Jim AD1C

p.s. don't run the amp on 12 meters (24.9 MHz) or you'll pop the plate choke.


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