[TenTec] Hercules II amp/p.s.

[Jim Brown K9YC]

The Herc II is a very operator friendly, good quality amp. It DOES require that 
the load connected to it be pretty close to 50 ohms -- in other words, it needs a 
tuner between it and most antennas. The TenTec 229 and 238 tuners are excellent 
choices. 

Operation is pretty simple -- turn off the amp, put the radio in tune mode (where 
it's putting out a carrier and low power), tune the antenna, then take it out of 
tune mode, switch to operate, and bring up the power until the lights indicate 
the desired output power. 

I've used my Herc II on both CW and SSB with an Omni V, K2, K2/100, TS850, and 
FT1000MP. Not a cough in a carload. I've never heard a negative comment about 
this amp. 

73,

Jim K9YC

On Sat, 29 Mar 2008 12:24:48 -0500, Ron, K5XK wrote:

>I have an elderly YL friend who has expressed an interest in a Hercules II &
>p.s. to facilitate QRO use with her OMNI VI.  Is this amp a viable option,