[CQ-Contest] Pre tuned Hf amps

David Pruett k8cc at comcast.net
Mon Sep 25 23:32:08 EDT 2006


Mark Beckwith wrote:
>> One problem with the single-supply design is that a single
>> failure puts *all* bands on low power, not just one band.
>>     
>
> FWIW I have never heard of a contest failure in a station that uses one 
> humongous HV supply and separate finals.  I think those supplies are 
> generally way over-built.
>   
Which doesn't mean that it cannot fail.  Even W3LPL has a spare monster 
supply should the primary fail (he told me so himself).

Dave/K8CC



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