[TenTec] Guidance on Linear Amplifier Choice

[John, ke5c]

I've just gone through this imperfect exercise considering the amps
mentioned.  I also am an OMNI-6+ user which will become my third rig once
the Orion is out because my second rig before that will be the 516 I am
going to run mobile with some kind of brick.  That said, I passed on a used
Titan II because of the 4CX1600B supply, and the cost of the amp in
question.  My frugal contesting friends keep buying used AL-1500's and
AL-1200's and working the heck out of them.  Boy they are UGLY amps, but
generally reliable, cost-effective, and often available used.  In fact, the
guys I know, with one exception, who have "fancy" amps spend more time
dusting them than driving them.  So, I'm looking for a used AL-1200 - I want
the instant on and I don't care if I am 0.25 S-units down to an 8877.

The response here hasn't changed for weeks now:
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73, John
http://www.kkn.net/~ke5c/