[VHFcontesting] Nuking

[John Geiger]

>From what I can tell, there are 3 different generations of Mirage amps:

1. The Brown and White faced ones, made in CA, and I think Mirage was owned
by KLM then. These have a good reputation.

2. The Black faced ones, with a CA address on the back.  These also had blue
rocker switches.  These also seem ok.

3. The Black faced ones where Mirage was owned by MFJ.  They have a MS
address on them, and red rocker switches.  This is the current model being
produced. Draw your own conclusions about MFJ.

73s John AA5JG
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dexter McIntyre W4DEX" <dmcintyre at att.net>
To: <vhfcontesting at contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2008 12:21 PM
Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] Nuking


> I have three Mirage amps that have been well used an abused for many
> years.  The only trouble I've had and still have is a bad contact on the
> T/R relay.  The contact will occasionally be open on the receive path
> after a transmission.  The amp was once used for a packet node so I sure
> can't complain about it having a worn out relay.  All of these amps are
> probably 20 years old so maybe newer ones aren't the same design.
>
> Dex
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