[TenTec] 318 and qsk-5

[R. Eric Sluder - W9WLW]

I don't have an old amp design that I have brought to live, but I did recently drag home an 80's vintage Motorola paging transmitter with a nice two tube (8560AS') amp to possibly convert to a six meter amp.  The transmitter was putting out 200 watts  around 160 MHZ and designed for continuous duty, and I believe it after hauling the supply out of my SUV into the garage... Argh! The transformer alone sure makes our ham amplifier transformers look puny in comparison.

Eric
W9WLW

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> On Dec 10, 2013, at 9:33 AM, "Bob McGraw - K4TAX" <RMcGraw at Blomand.net> wrote:
> 
> When shortly after being licensed in 1959, I built an amp with four 6DQ5 sweep tubes.  These were in a parallel and push-pull configuration.   I drove the control grids in push-pull and the plates were connected parallel. The screens were then modulated with audio thus I had a 600 watt balanced modulator.  The result was 600 watts of DSB with about 20 dB of carrier suppression.
> 
> Give me an idea and I'll try about anything...........once.
> 
> 73
> Bob, K4TAX
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rick - DJ0IP / NJ0IP" <Rick at DJ0IP.de>
> To: "'Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment'" <tentec at contesting.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 10, 2013 4:23 AM
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] 318 and qsk-5
> 
> 
>> My dream was to build an amp with 4x 1625's in push-pull parallel.
>> At the end of the day, I built the amp with 3x 811a instead - straight out
>> of the Handbook.
>> 
>> 73
>> Rick, DJ0IP
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: TenTec [mailto:tentec-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Bob McGraw
>> - K4TAX
>> Sent: Tuesday, December 10, 2013 2:18 AM
>> To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
>> Subject: Re: [TenTec] 318 and qsk-5
>> 
>> Nothing like class AB1 or AB2 push pull audio from a pair of 6V6GT's.
>> 
>> 73
>> Bob, K4TAX
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "denton sprague" <denton at oregontrail.net>
>> To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec at contesting.com>
>> Sent: Monday, December 09, 2013 6:18 PM
>> Subject: Re: [TenTec] 318 and qsk-5
>> 
>> 
>> we had a cat that loved the top of that receiver on a cold winters day..but
>> she kept getting her claws hung up on the top covers vent holes.
>> Called her our "excess filament heat absorption unit".
>> I really miss that old SX101A..the audio was georgous..but it sure did like
>> to drift.
>> 
>>> On Dec 8, 2013, at 10:44 PM, Richards <jrichards at k8jhr.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> ..., they weight in at some 135 lbs. ...
>>> 
>>> ...and one won't need to worry about the desk
>>>> moving around when sending aggressive CW.
>>> 
>>> _______________________________________________
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>>> 
>>> I would hope not!      :-0
>>> 
>>> 
>>> I hope you can afford the electric bill... that
>>> is quite some heater!       ;-)
>>> 
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