[TenTec] hercules444 ?

wa3fiy at radioadv.com wa3fiy at radioadv.com
Wed Sep 10 20:54:23 EDT 2008


The Hercules 444 was high voltage.....something in the area of 50V DC or 
so.   The Hercules II referenced in the eHam link below is a 12V DC amp 
which requires 12 volts at 80 amps or so.   Big difference!

73,

-Lee-

On 10 Sep 2008 at 17:28, jack wrote:

> according to eHam.net http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/111 that amp can be 
> powered by Astron 70 amp supplies at 220V mains.
> jack
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <k8bbm at srt.com>
> To: <tentec at contesting.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2008 5:19 PM
> Subject: [TenTec] hercules444 ?
> 
> 
> > someone is offering me the amp, w/o power supply, suggesting use
> > 12v battery and charger...
> > Isn't the amp using 50V finals, no longer available?
> > and at that voltage, a battery charger/battery wouldn't work...??
> > thanks
> > Dave K8BBM
> >
> >
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