Xforce 400 HD

[CDX197]

Just bought this amp and saw that it required a X-40 or an X-80... Well i had my radio tuned the other day to put out on the low side around 3 watts and swing to round 22 and on the high DK 5 swing 28.. Will this be enough or do i need a driver??? :headbang:headbang

 

[BOOTY MONSTER]

ya gotta love good business sense . take 4 2879's that can be driven to full clean power output with a typical radio . mount them in a design devoid of any bias designed for a am frequency let alone a ssb channel (dont forget to add a ssb delay) . oh yea , and make it so you have to buy another amp to drive it . money money money .

 

[zman350]

your radio will drive it,just not to its potential.

 

[mackmobile43]

You'll need about a 25 or 30 watt carrier and to near 60 or 70 watts pep to get brown and that's if the transformers are wound in the 3 in and 3 out configuration.

Anyway that's what I do with my hd mack4orce class-c boxes.

 

[psycho]

Just bought this amp and saw that it required a X-40 or an X-80... Well i had my radio tuned the other day to put out on the low side around 3 watts and swing to round 22 and on the high DK 5 swing 28.. Will this be enough or do i need a driver??? :headbang:headbang

That 4 pill won't do squat driven by just the radio. Either driver you listed would be fine and if you are the type that wants top output go with the X-80 but the X-40 will give you 100-200 watts less pep.......but still way better than a Texas Star POS. Set up the radio with a 1-2 watt key and let the amps do the work. I don't know of anyone that would loaf a purpose built killer amp.
Ham radio rule of thumb.......use just enough power to make and hold the contact.
CB radio rule of thumb.........NEVER ENOUGH!

 

[9C1Driver]

Actually the Texas Star 500V is one of their better amplifiers, if you do alot of SSB then that would have been a good choice. The MagnaForce 600 even better yet. The X-Force 200HD would be a better choice with your radio but....the 400HD will work for now. You can get the driver later.

 

[Tom Rath]

Can I use x force 400 hd on a 20 meter ham

 

[undertaker]

That is a class C amplifier… mostly for CB..