[RTTY] Which Amp for RTTY?

[Bill Turner]

On Tue, 12 Feb 2002 02:22:17 +0100, Ekki Plicht wrote:

>I am thinking of getting a decent amp for RTTY use (mostly).
>750W out is the legal maximum in Germany, and that's what i would like to
>have, 48hrs a weekend, continuously, without worrying about overload,
>meltdown, smoke etc.
>
>I personally tend to prefer solid state amps, but not sure if this is really
>what I should get. Driver is currently an Icom, but shouldn't be limited to
>that.
>
>So what is it? Alpha? ETO? QRO Tech? Icom PW-1? What would you recommend?

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If money is no object, I'd recommend an Alpha 87A mainly for the
automatic band switching - very handy in a contest, but expensive, just
under $6,000 USD.  

Otherwise, I'd suggest an amp with a pair of 3-500Z's.  Replacement
tubes are inexpensive, and at 750 watts out, you'll probably never have
to replace them anyway.  Ameritron makes one and there are older Kenwood
TL-922's for sale occasionally.

We'll be listening for that big sig from DL!

73, Bill W7TI