[TenTec] hercules444 ?

[Mike Hyder --N4NT--]

I had one of the 444 amps with its supply.  The amp runs on 48VDC.  I hadn't 
had mine very long (bought it used) when it caught on fire.

Ten-Tec was nice enough to repair it -- they may have had to make one or 
more circuit boards for it.  When I got it back they warned me that they 
would never work on that model again.  I sold it to a fellow who wanted to 
replace its innards with some Motorola modules.

There are not many pieces of ham gear I wouldn't haul home but the 444 is 
one.

73, Mike N4NT

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <k8bbm at srt.com>
To: <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2008 7:19 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