I recently got a good deal (five bucks) on a "ten meter" amp with two 6LQ6
tubes (no, I don't intend to go below 28.3 mHz with it). It seems to work,
more or less, but I was wondering something.

At about 28.5 mHz, it puts out 43 watts with 4 watts driving it on AM (using
a CB converted to 10 meters). Is this normal, or are the tubes getting
soft? I understand a pair of 6LQ6 tubes are rated for a lot higher output,
but I don't know how much I can feed into it without overdriving it. If I
feed in 7 watts AM or 25 watts SSB with an HTX-10, will I earn the splatter
award of the year?

Thanks.


Brian