[VHFcontesting] Nuking

[Zack Widup]

I have two Mirage amps in the second category - one for 144 and one for 
432.  I had some problems with the 144 amp and sent it in to Mirage.  It 
was quickly repaired and hasn't had problems since. The 432 amp has been 
reliable for years.

73, Zack W9SZ

On Wed, 21 May 2008, 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
>
>
>> 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