Bob Dobbs wrote:

bpnjensen wrote:
On Feb 12, 5:16 am, dave wrote:


Pyramids are not especially popular with the Amateur Radio crowd:

http://www.eham.net/reviews/products/20

So I have noticed! But the Astrons, in general, have a loyal
following.

Only a couple complaints w/Astrons:
1 - They seem to run hot (to the touch) in the summer,
but an external fan alleviates that just fine.
2 - The internal light in the illuminated power switch is very touchy,
sometimes failing to even come on after awhile.

Otherwise Astrons are long lived hard working units,
generally regarded as well worth their initial cost.
That's why they are so commonly found in repeater vaults.

If I recall correctly that's exactly where my RS-50M went, into a repeater
vault.

I used to use it when I was running 170 watts or so on 2 meters.

dxAce
Michigan
USA