Contex 6706 Linear Amplifier

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Hello everyone. Does anyone know how many watts a Contex 6706 linear amp will produce. I measured it at about 55 watts peak on ssb and about 45 watts peak on AM. It does have 2 tubes that test good on a tester. I wasn't sure if it should be doing more than this. Any info would be helpful. Thanks!

 

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Should be producing between 75-100W PEP on SSB. How much input are you driving it with?



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I'm driving it with about 15-20 watts on SSB and 5-12 watts on AM. I am using a Galaxy DX-959 as a base radio with a 30 amp power supply.

 

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Hmm...

With good tubes you should see more than what you're getting. What kind/brand of wattmeter are you using? Should be seeing more than 55W out of it on SSB.




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I'm using an MFJ versa tuner 2. I only use the watt meter though and not the tuner. MFJ is usually a fairly high quality brand and makes good equipment. Not sure what the problem is.

 

[n0zna]

not a peak meter,hehe swing meters will show more...

 

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MFJ is usually a fairly high quality brand and makes good equipment.


??????????? your kidding right?????????

 

[wavrider]

MFJ??? Mississippi's Finest Junk, ok you must not have purchased much from them. They are famous for quality control issues.

I'm using an MFJ versa tuner 2. I only use the watt meter though and not the tuner. MFJ is usually a fairly high quality brand and makes good equipment. Not sure what the problem is.

 

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I do not have much experience with MFJ. I only have one of their products and just go by what I hear people say about them. In the future I will have to buy a peak watt meter. The only thing is that their kind of expensive and I don't have a whole lot of money. If anyone could tell me where I could get one of these meters for cheap I would appreciate it. Thanks