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    How much padding on the input does a typical 2 x 8 Amplifier use?

    I have a XForce X-800 with 2ea 2SC2290's driving 8ea 2SC2879's. My 24 watts pep is not driving the 2290's enough to reach rated power on the amp. What resister is typical in these amplifiers? Thanks in advance
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    I want the straight Scoop!

    I have just purchased a 2x8 XForce X800 amp used. It has 2 2sc2290's driving 8 2sc2879's. I have a Bird meter that is set up for average power and peak power. When I set the driver to 3 watts dead key and have the bird set to average, I get 250 watts. When I modulate the signal it swings up to...
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    Galaxy DX959 S Meter problem

    Hi. I just bought a new DX959. The s meter would only read 10 over s9 when I was keying a hand held walki talki right by it. I adjusted VR1 and VR2 for am and ssb to give 60 over s9 readings with the 4 w walki talki keyed up near the antenna and now the radio seems to indicate well. Has anyone...
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    Galaxy DX959 S Meter problem

    Hi just bought a new DX959. The s meter would only read 10 over s9 when I was keying a hand held walki talki right by it. I adjusted VR1 and VR2 for am and ssb to give 60 over s9 readings with the 4 w walki talki keyed up and now the radio seems to indicate well. Has anyone else seen this...
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    Uniden Washington no transmit

    I decided to pull my old washington out and use it but I found that it no longer puts out a carrier on am or ssb. If I have a radio on next to it I can receive a faint signal from the washington. The receive side of the washington works fine. I bought a sams manual for it and worked my way...