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Re: Ameritron AL-80 (Not A or B)
Bob, 45-50 watts in for 350-400 out 73 Nick KC0YKO ________________________________ Sent: Monday, December 11, 2023 11:45 AM To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: Re:
By Nick Jones KC0YKO · #39780 ·
Re: Ameritron AL-80 (Not A or B)
#8 brass washer over the terminal. Sent from the all new AOL app for iOS
By Louis Parascondola · #39779 ·
Re: Ameritron AL-80 (Not A or B)
It's been over 40 years ago I believe, but I think the final solution was to wrap a solid wire several turns around the contact where the wire was soldered.? There were sharp points that made it
By Floyd - K8AC · #39778 ·
Re: Ameritron AL-80 (Not A or B)
I was told, years ago, after experiencing the same malady in a Yeasu 2100 by a more experienced ham (sic) to never change bands with the amplifier on. Seemed sorta silly to me. I heard later on in my
By Joe - W7RKN · #39777 ·
Re: Ameritron AL-80 (Not A or B)
So, did they fix the problem, and if so, how?? Heftier contacts or bandswitch? 73, Steve K0XP
By Steve · #39776 ·
Re: Ameritron AL-80 (Not A or B)
I had one of the first AL-80s quite a while ago.? It was very good at vaporizing one of the bandswitch contacts when operating on 160.
By Floyd - K8AC · #39775 ·
Re: Ameritron AL-80 (Not A or B)
Jim, I have one of these amps. With low drive from the exciter, the "load" will often end up all the way left/meshed. That's why I asked the op that. Bob W4JFA
By Bob · #39774 ·
Re: Ten-Tec Centurion Parts Needed
I emailed you directly yesterday regarding the parts I am looking for. Did you get it? Sent: Sunday, December 10, 2023 12:10 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [ham-amplifiers] Ten-Tec
By Omni · #39773 ·
Re: Ameritron AL-80 (Not A or B)
It appears the padder(s) are not being switched in on 40-80-160m.? BUT u have the issue on all bands.? It's as though the load cap isn't even in the circuit, or lousy tank coil coil connections.
By Jim VE7RF · #39772 ·
12 KW CCS ON 160-15M...USING THE 3CX-6000A7... PART 7
Here is part 7. The 160-15m manually tuned, tuned input is now complete. And yes, the input swr is dead flat across each band . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ev-648v_G0I
By Jim VE7RF · #39771 ·
12 KW CCS ON 160-15M...USING THE 3CX-6000A7... PART 6
Here is part 6, where the manually tuned, tuned input is almost complete. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_V8om_cRk-o
By Jim VE7RF · #39770 ·
12 KW CCS ON 160-15M...USING THE 3CX-6000A7... PART 5
Here is part 5, with the manually tuned, tuned input + input RJ1A vac relay, input coax etc. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sk-nmCjWa7I
By Jim VE7RF · #39769 ·
Re: Ameritron AL-80 (Not A or B)
This reflector allows photos; it might help if you showed a photo of the wafer you need, as well as the spacing between mounting holes and the total number of positions. But I wonder if MFJ doesn't
By Steve · #39768 ·
12 KW CCS ON 160-15M...USING THE 3CX-6000A7... PART 4
Here is part 4, where the fil choke is installed, rated to handle the 78 amps CCS of fil current....and work down to 160m. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWR39bxa_64
By Jim VE7RF · #39767 ·
Re: Ameritron AL-80 (Not A or B)
Does the group have a source for the progressive shorting band switch wafer on the AL-80? -- 73 Nick KC0YKO
By Nick Jones KC0YKO · #39766 ·
Re: Replacement 3-500ZG
Adrian, Tom "Rauchen Verboten" W8JI cut way back on his drinking, and now most of the stuff on his website passes muster. We need to find somebody new to kick around, hihi. 73 Jim N6OTQ
By Jim Strohm · #39763 ·
Re: Ameritron AL-80 (Not A or B)
I'm curious, how much drive are you driving it with? Constant carrier drive? How much power out? Ig and Ip? Bob W4JFA
By Bob · #39761 ·
Re: Replacement 3-500ZG
There are 2 x chinese factories. One has a 12% failure rate.? The other has a 70% failure rate.? ?The good 3-500Z's all have the white base...and not the brown base. The 3-500Z's that Tom at CTR
By Jim VE7RF · #39760 ·
Re: Ten-Tec Centurion Parts Needed
I may have what you are looking for.? This was built by Heyboer over 20 years ago, and I've never needed to use it.? Still in it's original shipping box. contact me direct for more info ron KA3JIJ
By Ron · #39759 ·
Re: Replacement 3-500ZG
I have had good service from RF parts. Ups broke the tube in shipping and it was replaced no issue Brian
By B Jarman · #39757 ·