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Can someone tell me what this amp is worth?
- Thread starter cjruger
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Any amp that has the 1446 transistor is probably class C. If you look at thompson datasheet, the transister is made for class C operation. Not really designed for A or AB. But can be done.
With it only being a 2 transistor, about a 2W carrier and about 20W pep. And its still gonna get warm.
screw that thing, get this thing for $65 new. you will see a solid 150-175, so guys even get around 225 watt, but that's them Dosy watts, yep
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well it's not really class C and not really AB either, I mean listen to the on the air esp on SSB, they sound great, and class C sound like cat poo poo smells on SSB
mosfets are closer to a deep AB or a maybe a B at worse
My 2 cents, I had one of those amps once. I think I paid just shy of $100 for it on eBay, then sold it later for the same price. That was 3-4 years ago. If it's a Palomar Elite, those amps are known for making your SWR's go thru the roof at certain times. There's a fix for it though IIRC I believe it involved a capacitor.
Looked on eBay tonight, there was a shiny green Palomar 250 HD Lizard that went for $107 + $9 to ship it. Been eying some similar Palomar linears and that's about the going price. Of course on eBay everything sells for more so it seems.
Looked on eBay tonight, there was a shiny green Palomar 250 HD Lizard that went for $107 + $9 to ship it. Been eying some similar Palomar linears and that's about the going price. Of course on eBay everything sells for more so it seems.
In case anyone cares, ive had it for a while now and have been pleased with it. It dead keys on am from around 60 to 100 watts low med and high. Skip and dx contacts say i sound great. On ssb i have to turn up the
Power on radio a bit to keep the Relays open but was swingin upwards of 300 or more watts. Had a couple dx contacts in the UK , california and texas from ny
This week with it on 37lsb. So im happy. We will see how
Long it lasts
Power on radio a bit to keep the Relays open but was swingin upwards of 300 or more watts. Had a couple dx contacts in the UK , california and texas from ny
This week with it on 37lsb. So im happy. We will see how
Long it lasts
Hey, thats great it working for you, but remember that dx is not a good way to measure the performance.
I've been working the other side of the pond for days now on 11 and 10 metres with a mobile and about 35 watts max.
