[VHFcontesting] Nuking

Dexter McIntyre W4DEX dmcintyre at att.net
Wed May 21 09:24:01 EDT 2008


Thanks for that info John.  All mine are generation 1.

Dex

John Geiger wrote:
> >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
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>> 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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