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Sounds good.? I have a HB rig with two 4-400s modulated by 304TLs.? It runs 10 to 160.? I have had it on 10 and 20 recently. Through a 4 elment mosley. Over 300 contacts on 10-meter AM. If you want to have a QSO sometime, that would be great!? ?

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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf of Chuck Neal via groups.io <cdoneal@...>
Sent: Tuesday, February 4, 2025 2:57 PM
To: [email protected] <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [ham-amplifiers] Dilemma
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Well, not much on the air these days, mostly on 160M, 75M, and sometimes on 40M in the so called “AM windows”

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Spending much more time on other infinite money sinks like olde cars and astronomy.

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More hobbies as I get older and things I always wanted to do as a kid but couldn’t afford…now I can..

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AS my father said, “I came into this world penniless, and I’m leaving it that way”? ??I’m working on that premise!

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-Chuck K1KW

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From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of W7WRX
Sent: Tuesday, February 04, 2025 12:31 PM
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Hey Chuck.? Have not had a QSO is a long time. Where are you hanging out these days on AM?

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W7WRX


From: [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf of Chuck Neal via groups.io <cdoneal@...>
Sent: Tuesday, February 4, 2025 9:38 AM
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Subject: Re: [ham-amplifiers] Dilemma

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Grid drive one 4-400 with bias and screen voltage.? Then you can run Class C for plate modulation and bias it for AB1 or AB2 operation for SSB amplifier mode.

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A Johnson ranger or similar power level ?“boatanchor” would make an ideal driver for the Class C operation.? Lots of schematics available in earlier ARRL publications for such a set up. I think there was a 4-400A amp in several of the ARRL handbooks from the 1960’s.

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813’s get squirrely on 15M and above and can be tamed but efficiency drops a bit.

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What are the modulator tubes and which modulation transformer are you going to use?

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I’ve built several AM rigs in the past ten years and have pictures of them on my QRZ.com page.? Check out the 4-400A rig I designed and built.? Also the 813 rig.

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-Chuck K1KW

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From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of kc1at via groups.io
Sent: Tuesday, February 04, 2025 6:35 AM
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Subject: [ham-amplifiers] Dilemma

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Over the years I've collected parts to build an amplifier. Life got in the way during most those years but now I find myself with the time and ambition to build an amplifier for my boatanchors.

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As far as bottles are concerned I have a bunch of 813s a 3-400Z,. couple of 4-400s and of course the usual 811s, 807s, 6146s........Got plenty of iron for a power supply up to 3kv.

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Need some direction as to which way to go.? I operate 40 thru 10. Have a soft spot for AM. (yes I'm old) but do CW and SSB.

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Finishing up a 350 watt modulator.

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OR should I forget all this stuff sell it and buy an amplifier.

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don

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