WTB: linear

[CrazyD]

Looking for at least a 200 Watt Linear for 10-11 Meter usage pm me if you have one or post here

 

[Tallman]

Looking for at least a 200 Watt Linear for 10-11 Meter usage pm me if you have one or post here

Base or mobile, transistor or tube?

 

[CrazyD]

Base or mobile, transistor or tube?

i have a 60 amp switching power supply that runs at about 12.9 volts im thinking mobile transistor some times Tubes are a risky game.

 

[Tallman]

i have a 60 amp switching power supply that runs at about 12.9 volts im thinking mobile transistor some times Tubes are a risky game.

Okay so you want a base amp then? Tube amplifiers have a power supply built in.
What kind of radio are you running.

 

[jessejamesdallas]

Nothing "risky" about tube amps...as long as you don't go poking fingers or screwdrivers inside...Tube amps get hot...but that's just what tubes do.

 

[CrazyD]

Nothing "risky" about tube amps...as long as you don't go poking fingers or screwdrivers inside...Tube amps get hot...but that's just what tubes do.

not saying that worried about the things getting broken in shipping

 

[CrazyD]

Okay so you want a base amp then? Tube amplifiers have a power supply built in.
What kind of radio are you running.

using a Superstar 360FM or a Anytone AT5555 both are low wattage.

 

[nomadradio]

Linear amplifiers that will show an honest 400 Watts on AM will often sound bad on sideband unless you back down to about half throttle.

A Texas Star DX350 should sound pretty good at an honest 200 Watts PEP.

73

 

[Tallman]

not saying that worried about the things getting broken in shipping

If the seller knows any thing at all the tubes are removed and wrapped in multiple layers of news paper and then in with packing peanuts in a different box from the amp. I received an amp that had been shipped with tubes in placed. It had been dropped and the chassis was bent badly. Took it all apart and straightened the base plate replaced the tubes and it works fine. I have about 25 hours of labor in it.

 

[543_Dallas]

The only tubes I'm hesitant to ship are the 3-500z and similar. The anode is so heavy it will break the glass if dropped. I've had one from rf parts arrive broken with no damage to the box.

 

[Tallman]

Nothing "risky" about tube amps...as long as you don't go poking fingers or screwdrivers inside...Tube amps get hot...but that's just what tubes do.

Transistors get hot and go boom, that's what transistors do.

 

[jessejamesdallas]

Transistors get hot and go boom, that's what transistors do.

Don't forget about the Magic 10ohm smoke!

 

[Tallman]

I think they should add a special scent to 10 ohm smoke, like road apples, or prairie biscuits?