[TenTec] Centurion Squeal and Oscillation

[Duane A Calvin]

My Centurion was in the shack for 5 years, and other than an early life
fail of the bias transistor, I never had a single problem with it.  Ran
it with my Omni VI+  in RTTY contests, QSK CW, and even a little SSB. 
Worked like a champ.  Every time I turn on my Alpha 99 and sit looking at
the "Wait" LED, I wonder once again why I ever sold the Centurion for the
Alpha.  I worked a LOT of DX in those eternal 2.5 minute warmup times
when everyone else's Alpha was not ready.

        73,  Duane


On Tue, 11 Oct 2005 12:34:53 -0500 Robert & Linda McGraw K4TAX
<RMcGraw at Blomand.Net> writes:

 . ... SNIP . . .
> I've had mine for nearly 15 years.  Never had any instance where I 
> observed 
> any instability regardless of input or output conditions.   As to 
> input Z on 
> the amp, I see that it does vary quite widely and that's just the 
> nature of 
> fixed tuned inputs with GG amps
 
 . .. yada, yada, yada 


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Duane Calvin, AC5AA
Austin, Texas

http://home.austin.rr.com/ac5aa