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As noted, the amp's driver PA section can be well padded via the variable pot if equipped to help set things up right. This amp configuration is also about headroom not just max watts. Run only a single final radio with a low dead key on AM combined with a external 100+ Amp 15 VDC power supply...

Sheesh. Just look at the die quality differential between the fake and the real dealeo.

Night Ranger, where were you last night when the Classic Radio Round Up crew was giving you a shout when the skies opened up? Sparky out.

By all means get all mode/ all band Ham transceiver and just have fun with it. No better way to learn all those complex knobs, buttons, dials, connections, antennas and On-Air jargon/ lingo than to have it sitting in front of you. Study, get your ticket and join in. On the flip side, I have...

Dig it. Got mine at a HAM fest loaded up with filters a few years back for about the same price. Great radio with dual tuners and it's got (2) reliable Toshiba 2sc2879s in the the final PA stage. For that reason alone, you may not need the Mark V 200W version. The FT1000-MP plays very nice with...

How many watts from a Toshiba 2sc2879(a) ? For short duration @ 15-18VDC with a few hundred amps available...a lot. Always amazes me, so much from something so small. They have caused me to contract a serious laziness condition called Solidstateitus-Easyium as all I have to do is flip a switch...

Yes the Cobra 2K shown has a black decal kit on it. I bought a set before Deb sold out. TRS Challenger, Teaberry Stalker XX with FM, Pal Coyote 23 and 69X, Hygain 623 Utopia, Mark Sidewinder 46 are some more rare vintage rigs.

I have occasionally run a 2970N2 in AM mode with the power turned down into a Heavy Duty real Toshiba 2sc2879 (4) pill box with surprisingly good results. With the AMP at a maximum 110-120 watts DK, that set up would swing nicely with the N2 in front of it. Not really much different than running...

HF fire starters are gar-bage'. For a few dollars more get the real deal MIL SPEC units.

Trick, but bulky.

I have an extra Bencher YA-1 filter I should try between the radio and amp. Already have one on the output side of the amp. Thanks for the tip.

This antenna isolation topic comes up from time to time locally as well. I run a Sirio 2016 aluminum vertical antenna on a few sections of military FIBERGLASS antenna mast. The non-conductive fiberglass mast is mounted to my wood framed chimney that in itself houses a steel fireplace flew that...

Yes you can do it. Technically for $15 you could walk in an exam location with no HAM license and walk out an Extra Class. As others have said, study hard but also bring some spare cash and show up as early as you can for the exam(s). Here's the deal. While at the test site, the first exam...

4037 lbs (1831 kg) and it is not mobile. I'm a big fan of "boat anchors" also and just picked up a D&A PDX 400 (Phantom) the other night at a CB meet & greet so add another 40 lbs to the total. Shoot, forgot to add the National NC303 receiver I scored last week so boost it another 50 lbs...

I got a used DM 8 Pill with all Toshiba 2879's for $500. Not saying you will find that exact deal, but maybe you are not looking hard enough? Craig's list, Facebook, eBay, Let Go, CB & HAM radio forums... and many, many more sites have the potential for providing you with the right used amp...

Check out "Mr Carlson's Lab" on Utube. (y) Watch him fix some stuff. Canada, America's hat.

They were selling some other electronic equipment in this Houston, TX Craigslist ad...

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Blown final transistor? Sometimes the "pre-driver" will still function depending on the failure in the final transistor and give you about a 1/2 watt output. Meter will not move much but a radio in near proximity will still hear the radio with the blown final just fine.

Here is the schematic. The amp PC board can be seen at the bottom left. I haven't had a chance to look it over but some of those wires would be used to power the amp ON. Some folks would add a switch to those wires to interrupt a circuit that would turn the amp ON & OFF as desired. Common mod...