I cut my teeth bringing an old Johnson Thunderbolt back from the grave.
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(2) 4-400A tetrodes in parallel....learned a lot. Key to that whole applicaiton is the neutralization....and the fact if the gains of the tubes are so far off theres not really a perfect way to neutralize, merely adjust the cap for "best effect" so there is no self osc, and max power out. I believe ALL the RF transmitting tubes on the market are now made in Chyna, and they always mass produce with sub-par materials from a "copied" sample to cut their expenses as much as possible. They seem to be also renumbering some tubes as "High performance", merely giving the same tube a different part number with higher price meanwhile theres no history of that part number tube or a datasheet. -- Steve Hearns [ KA2PTE ] Technotronic Dimensions, VT [USA] WWW.TECHNOTRONIC-DIMENSIONS.COM E-Mail: Steve@... ----- Original Message -----
From: "Robin Midgett via groups.io" <RobinK4IDC@...> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, December 28, 2024 10:21 AM Subject: Re: [ham-amplifiers] Amp modification Hi Billy, I'm not an amplifier guru. I've studied & repaired a few. There's a notion in the RF amplifier camp that says "if your amplifier needs more than one tube, you need a different design." I agree with that line of thinking. If you're going to make the leap from triode to tetrode at the 400 watt /tube dissipation level, consider the 4CX400 or Russian GS-36b. They can be had for ~$100 each. Look into the mods online for the AM-6154 / AM-6155 FAA amplifiers as a starting point. Thanks, Robin Midgett K4IDC On Fri, Dec 27, 2024 at 8:03?PM Billy Pickering via groups.io <pickeringw= [email protected]> wrote: Well, I was lucky enough to pick up a Henry Tempo 2006 that did not have |