[SECC] Amps

[Macie, Gordon]

I have always been a big Alpha fan. It's nice to have spare tubes and good to have them before prices go up. I had a spare set when i bought my alpha in 1983. Cant remeber when i sold them but i did !!.. Sounds like 3cx800 is the way to go.. I have bought a couple of MFJ products in the last year and had to return them.. I bought a tuner with problems and was so disappointed just got my money back. I bought a 259 and had to take it back to hro for one that worked.. luckily they replaced it no questions asked and they were 15 minutes away.. My friend at Dayton wanted to buy a wattmeter and I told him not to buy MFJ.. It was great seeing you at Dayton.. In a couple of weeks I'll be ready for next year..

> -----Original Message-----
> From: K9AY [mailto:k9ay@k9ay.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2002 1:48 PM
> To: secc@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [SECC] Amps
> 
> 
> > I'm in the market for a new legal limit amp.  Automatic 
> band change models
> > are too rich for me.  As RFI-proof as possible.  I'm 
> leaning toward the
> > Alpha 99.  Any recommendations?
> > 73,
> > Jay, K4OGG
> > _______________________________________________
> 
> I am completely happy with my Alpha 99 -- I got it at the end 
> of 2000 at a
> reduced price of $2900, before Crosslink bought AlphaPower. 
> The only negative is
> that 15M tuning is a bit touchy, but there are no verniers on 
> the tune and load
> knobs. The Svetlana tubes are inexpensive and rugged, and 
> other components are
> quality. The folks at Crosslink aren't tinkering with the 
> products so far, and
> as long as Glenn AE0Q is with them, service will be tops. Be 
> sure to get the
> extra cooling fan for the XFMR and rectifier compartment.
> 
> The Commander amps look pretty good, and along with QRO, are 
> straightforward
> designs.
> 
> The Ameritron AL-1200 is popular as W4AN notes, with both a 
> rugged tube and a
> good watts-per-dollar value. I have some concerns about 
> Ameritron quality
> control -- I had to finish assembling the AL-811H I bought in 
> 1996! The wires
> were not connected between the transformer and filament choke 
> -- it's clear that
> they don't do a final test of any sort. I saw no evidence of 
> such testing when I
> visited MFJ last August. On the other hand, I've been to 
> Alpha a couple times
> and there were always a few amps on the testing racks being burned in.
> 
> 73, Gary
> K9AY
> 
> 
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