Re: Dilemma
Well, not much on the air these days, mostly on 160M, 75M, and sometimes on
40M in the so called "AM windows"
Spending much more time on other infinite money sinks like olde cars and
astronomy.
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Chuck Neal
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#41016
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Re: Dilemma
Addendum:
I’ve built many rigs using Eimac tubes from the 4-65A to 4-1000A’s to ceramics like the 4CX1500A (Not to be confused with the 4cx1500B). One rig was a pair of 3CX1200A7’s
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Chuck Neal
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#41015
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Re: AL-82 Date of Manufacture
Matt,
Thanks for the reply.
73,
Garry
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Garry - K4OR
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#41014
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Re: Dilemma
Dear Don, (et al, of course),
You are going through a time very similar to my own
experiences. I was hot and heavy on HB QRO
tube-type amps, and built them one after another.
It was necessary to put
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HaL Mandel
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#41013
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Re: Dilemma
Hey Chuck. Have not had a QSO is a long time. Where are you hanging out these days on AM?
W7WRX
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Sent: Tuesday, February 4, 2025 9:38 AM
To: [email protected]
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W7WRX
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#41012
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Re: Dilemma
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.
A Johnson ranger or similar power
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Chuck Neal
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#41011
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Re: Dilemma
Are you planning on using the modulator with this amplifier? If so a Single 4-400 will do 550 to 600 carrier and would be a good match for that 350-watt modulator for AM. It's a simple circuit.
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W7WRX
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#41010
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Re: Dilemma
I would sell all your tubes and buy 1? ?8877.? Just my opinion.
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mike repinski
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#41009
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Re: Dilemma
Don,
You have some mighty fine tubes to make up a bunch of nice amplifiers. My old mentor, Eric, WA4VVI(SK) would run 4 813’s at 4KV! I have an RCA SB-1K Radiomarine amp that uses 3-400Zs
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Mike Sawyer
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#41008
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Dilemma
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.
As
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kc1at
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#41007
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Sideband Engineers SB-2LA
This one is from 1965:
https://www.eham.net/reviews/view-product?id=12175
A ham I know says his ant relay is stuck, its an open frame relay
he says. Probably no parts for this one around
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Technotronic Dimensions
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#41006
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Update: ?Southeastern VHF Society 2025 Conference Announcement & Call For Papers
#2MAmplifier
The timeline for submission of papers and presentations has been extended to March 17th.
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Robin Midgett
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#41005
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Re: Smoker contamination removal
Removed the tube sub-chassis, and have it soaking in the Fan-monia bucket....
its really got a lot of buildup as the blower was throwing it all right in there.
I got a new blower from ACOM recently,
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Technotronic Dimensions
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#41004
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Re: Drake L-7
The 3-500zg tube with the graphite plate can handle 600ma ICAS ? The regular 3-500 rated 450ma CCS! ?With enough cooling (very important factor) you could run 2000 watts pep output SSB with a pair
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Louis Parascondola
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#41003
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Re: Drake L-7
The original? C41 cap (47 pf) is failure prone.? ?Replace it with a 50 pf TX doorknob cap.? ?The original cap? was made from pc board.
C42? ( 307 pf)? is used to pad the TUNE cap on 160m
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Jim VE7RF
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#41002
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Re: Commander HF-2500 Plate Choke
The 3 x section choke,? currently sold by ameritron,? is now screwed up.? Ameritron ran outa 28 ga wire...and started using 27 ga wire.? ?The pair of gaps is way less.? Steve at RF parts got a
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Jim VE7RF
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#41001
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Re: Drake L-7
Hello
Thank you for this communication.
Even if it does not answer my question, this document is very interesting, both at the technological and implementation level.
I reformulate my
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Fran?ois
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#41000
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Re: Commander HF-2500 Plate Choke
Dear Riki,
Tom, W8JI,
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HaL Mandel
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#40999
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Re: Drake L-7
Dear Francois,
Attached, please find a great book about tubed amplifiers.
'73,
Hal Mandel
W4HBM
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HaL Mandel
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#40998
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Re: Drake L-7
I am still studying a way to cook my 3-500Z which have not been hot for at least 15 years. The idea is to cook at high current with a low anode voltage, without HF.
The maximum rating of the
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Fran?ois
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#40997
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