Recent content by 990nj

The radios i have are a rci 2990 and a galaxy 99, two meters an astatic 600 and a radio shack digital swr/power meter. I first thought my coax was bad so i ordered some rg 213 threw that up today and same deal, so i began playing with the length and tuning ring and I'm about ready to junk this...

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Hello all, before posting here I searched all the v 5/8 threads and got alot of good pointers for the build. The antenna does fine with 1.3-1.8 swr on the 1-40 band but when i turn up my wattage beyond 10 watts the swr goes through the roof, can anyone lend a possible idea as to why this is...

Hello all, i have a rci 2990 that was all done up by al at sparkys it can do 50 w dead key and swing 150 and was wondering how well this base would work with a klv 1000p with the svetlana tubes in it. I have a guy near by that has one he's looking to unload and i am thinking of getting it. Are...

Maybe he meant volted pep watts?

So is there any builders who make solid state amps that are made the "right way", that are gone over to make sure its done with the least amount of harmonics allowed?

Do any builders use spectrum analyzers in putting their amps together?

I have a friend who's father was a ham he past away years ago and he has some stuff he just came accross and one item is a alpha 87a amp. Would it be worth buying this amp from him for use on 11 meters with my rci 2990 and if I did would I need to get anything done to have it run up to par. I...

I have a rci 2990 not the dx version the older 2990, I was wondering if it's possible to beefen up the power supply and upgrade the finals safely. Has anyone heard of this being done with positive results?

I have been in the market for a tube box for the house that can give me a easy 1kw to run with my rci 2990, I am eyeing one of these up so any input would be great!

I would like to spend somewhere in the $700-900 range, I've been looking at these wizard built boxes what's the word with them?

Hello all, I am new to the board and would like to ask a few questions if i may. I have been out of the hobby for some years and have just set up an imax 2000 on the roof to go along with my rci 2990 and would like a clean base amp, I would like the ability to crank it up to 1.5kw and do a clean...