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Hello All:

Here's a oldie but Goodie.

Not cheap!

Jay in the Mojave

http://cgi.ebay.com/JOHNSON-VIKING-D...cmd ZViewItem

Big Johnson Desk KW Amp!
 

Jay in the Mojave wrote:
Hello All:

Here's a oldie but Goodie.

Not cheap!

Jay in the Mojave

http://cgi.ebay.com/JOHNSON-VIKING-D...for-RANGER-etc
_W0QQitemZ5817098624QQcategoryZ48700QQrdZ1QQcmdZVi ewItem

554 pounds! dang!

Big Johnson Desk KW Amp!
 

I bet you can set a pot of coffee on that puppy and warm it up.
I did not see but anyone know how many amps it pulls?
Here in this part of So. Cal you need stock in So Cal. Edison.
Hey Jaybird, could you afford to run this out there?
DW

Big Johnson Desk KW Amp!
 

Hello Steveo:

Welp, if ya gonnas want to play, U gots to pay.

Daaas riiight! Hehehehhee

Jay in the Mojave

Steveo wrote:
Jay in the Mojave wrote:

Hello All:

Here's a oldie but Goodie.

Not cheap!

Jay in the Mojave

http://cgi.ebay.com/JOHNSON-VIKING-D...for-RANGER-etc
_W0QQitemZ5817098624QQcategoryZ48700QQrdZ1QQcmdZ ViewItem


554 pounds! dang!

Big Johnson Desk KW Amp!
 

Hello MDW:

Yeah I am sure it would heat up a radio room on a cold night.

Man look at the price this old KW amp is going for, 3300 American
Dollars, TILT!

The amp shouldn't draw that much juice, since its only a stock ham band amp.

I worked on a amp that used two each 3CX300A7 Tubes, for Spectral
Analyst, a tool in mining. It drew an RF Arc, in a special chamber, and
the spectral light was looked and photographed by a optical analyzer,
that gave out the content for the material being tested. And it didn't
draw that much power, it didn't trip the 40 amp circuit bearkers that
supplied the 220 volts power to it. After the testing I plugged the
clothes dryer back in.

It just drew a lot of current when it was in transmit operation, but
that was just for a short while. So it didn't take a lot of juice for a
long period of time. But if it did that would be expenive. Kind of like
when the kid left his electric ceiling heater on for a few days.

Or the air compress runs open loon for a few days, because the air hose
leaks.

Edison isn't too bad. But they got upset when I disabled there power
lock out assembly, when they locked out my power, after I paid all the
Bills. I handed it back to them at there payment center.

Jay in the Mojave

Kreedentials:

Ownwer 1967 Ford F250 4x4 truck, got new 150 amp alternator, guess what
comes next!
Would roll up the drivers side window on the 67 truck, if I had one.
5 Kollage credits, 3 for passing the class, and 2 for leaving early.
Graduated high school in the same school as Cheech and Chong, in LA.
Member of local Ham Radio Club, great bunch of guys.

MDW So Calif wrote:

I bet you can set a pot of coffee on that puppy and warm it up.
I did not see but anyone know how many amps it pulls?
Here in this part of So. Cal you need stock in So Cal. Edison.
Hey Jaybird, could you afford to run this out there?
DW

Big Johnson Desk KW Amp!
 

"Jay in the Mojave" wrote in message
...
Hello MDW:

Yeah I am sure it would heat up a radio room on a cold night.

Man look at the price this old KW amp is going for, 3300 American Dollars,
TILT!

The amp shouldn't draw that much juice, since its only a stock ham band
amp.

I worked on a amp that used two each 3CX300A7 Tubes, for Spectral Analyst,
a tool in mining. It drew an RF Arc, in a special chamber, and the
spectral light was looked and photographed by a optical analyzer, that
gave out the content for the material being tested. And it didn't draw
that much power, it didn't trip the 40 amp circuit bearkers that supplied
the 220 volts power to it. After the testing I plugged the clothes dryer
back in.

It just drew a lot of current when it was in transmit operation, but that
was just for a short while. So it didn't take a lot of juice for a long
period of time. But if it did that would be expenive. Kind of like when
the kid left his electric ceiling heater on for a few days.

Or the air compress runs open loon for a few days, because the air hose
leaks.

Edison isn't too bad. But they got upset when I disabled there power lock
out assembly, when they locked out my power, after I paid all the Bills. I
handed it back to them at there payment center.

Jay in the Mojave

We'll just cut you loose at the pole or transformer. Good thing you don't
live here. Not to mention the $200 per incident tamper fee.........

Big Johnson Desk KW Amp!
 

U-Know-Who wrote:
"Jay in the Mojave" wrote in message
...

Hello MDW:

Yeah I am sure it would heat up a radio room on a cold night.

Man look at the price this old KW amp is going for, 3300 American Dollars,
TILT!

The amp shouldn't draw that much juice, since its only a stock ham band
amp.

I worked on a amp that used two each 3CX300A7 Tubes, for Spectral Analyst,
a tool in mining. It drew an RF Arc, in a special chamber, and the
spectral light was looked and photographed by a optical analyzer, that
gave out the content for the material being tested. And it didn't draw
that much power, it didn't trip the 40 amp circuit bearkers that supplied
the 220 volts power to it. After the testing I plugged the clothes dryer
back in.

It just drew a lot of current when it was in transmit operation, but that
was just for a short while. So it didn't take a lot of juice for a long
period of time. But if it did that would be expenive. Kind of like when
the kid left his electric ceiling heater on for a few days.

Or the air compress runs open loon for a few days, because the air hose
leaks.

Edison isn't too bad. But they got upset when I disabled there power lock
out assembly, when they locked out my power, after I paid all the Bills. I
handed it back to them at there payment center.

Jay in the Mojave


We'll just cut you loose at the pole or transformer. Good thing you don't
live here. Not to mention the $200 per incident tamper fee.........



Not a problem, I paid all my bills so they didn't have a leg to stand
on. I and they knew it.

Yeah disconnecting my power at the pole would have done it. But they
would have had to "Hi Occo" it back the next day any way.

I had leg surgery back in the 80's. I went down to a welding supply shop
to buy a new set of bottles, torches, and regulators, at half price.
Hobbling around on Crutches.

I stooped off by the office at work to give them some papers. When I
hobbled back to the truck, they put on a metal restraining bar on my
front tire. Well with a new set of Cutting Torches, Bottles, and such, I
made quick work of their metal restraining bar. Leaving it there in a
pile of rubble, not in premium shape, I laughed all the way home.
Besides I was parked in a legal parking place.

Somethings ya wish ya had a picture of.

Jay in the Mojave

Big Johnson Desk KW Amp!
 

"Jay in the Mojave" wrote in message
...
U-Know-Who wrote:
"Jay in the Mojave" wrote in message
...

Hello MDW:

Yeah I am sure it would heat up a radio room on a cold night.

Man look at the price this old KW amp is going for, 3300 American
Dollars, TILT!

The amp shouldn't draw that much juice, since its only a stock ham band
amp.

I worked on a amp that used two each 3CX300A7 Tubes, for Spectral
Analyst, a tool in mining. It drew an RF Arc, in a special chamber, and
the spectral light was looked and photographed by a optical analyzer,
that gave out the content for the material being tested. And it didn't
draw that much power, it didn't trip the 40 amp circuit bearkers that
supplied the 220 volts power to it. After the testing I plugged the
clothes dryer back in.

It just drew a lot of current when it was in transmit operation, but that
was just for a short while. So it didn't take a lot of juice for a long
period of time. But if it did that would be expenive. Kind of like when
the kid left his electric ceiling heater on for a few days.

Or the air compress runs open loon for a few days, because the air hose
leaks.

Edison isn't too bad. But they got upset when I disabled there power lock
out assembly, when they locked out my power, after I paid all the Bills.
I handed it back to them at there payment center.

Jay in the Mojave


We'll just cut you loose at the pole or transformer. Good thing you don't
live here. Not to mention the $200 per incident tamper fee.........

Not a problem, I paid all my bills so they didn't have a leg to stand on.
I and they knew it.

Yeah disconnecting my power at the pole would have done it. But they would
have had to "Hi Occo" it back the next day any way.


Jay,

Not that you are a bad customer as far as the electric utility is concerned,
but here in Texas we have 48 hours to reconnect a customer after they
pay...and sometimes, we do make them wait 47 if they have been too much of a
pain. Of course, we only do that because we are so backlogged. :-) And that
usually fixes the problem. You don't know how much you depend on electricity
until you don't have it.

Big Johnson Desk KW Amp!
 

On Sun, 16 Oct 2005 10:37:48 -0700, (MDW So
Calif) wrote:

+I bet you can set a pot of coffee on that puppy and warm it up.
+I did not see but anyone know how many amps it pulls?
+Here in this part of So. Cal you need stock in So Cal. Edison.
+Hey Jaybird, could you afford to run this out there?
+DW
*******

If my memory serves me correct the main amp section used a pair of
4-400A's in the final and a pair of 810's in the modulator section.
The pictures show that this was built like a battle ship. For high
level AM you needed about 20 watt carrier and 10 watts of audio. Dead
key about 750 watts plate modulated AM signal. At one time that deck
was as powerfull as some broadcast AM stations at night.

Definitely heavy with the steel desk attachment.

james

Big Johnson Desk KW Amp!
 

Hello U-K-W:

I am sure they could have taken their sweet time, but I reconnected it
myself. They had a lock out bar over the main breaker. That was easy to
remove, with Mr. Hack Saw.

Yes I have to agree with you there about missing the electric power. I
have looked into low voltage, battery systems for remote places that
don't have electric power run to them. I keep on coming up with a gas or
disle generator.

One guy I work with, we have priced out different power systems and such
for his remote home in the Seria Mountains. After years of running a gas
generator, and charging batteries and such. He was able to have Edison
run in a power poles and a step down transformer for under 5000 dollars,
which we figured to be cheap, as compared to all the other ways of
getting power to the house.

Now he can run a big linear.

Jay in the Mojave

U-Know-Who wrote:

Jay,

Not that you are a bad customer as far as the electric utility is concerned,
but here in Texas we have 48 hours to reconnect a customer after they
pay...and sometimes, we do make them wait 47 if they have been too much of a
pain. Of course, we only do that because we are so backlogged. :-) And that
usually fixes the problem. You don't know how much you depend on electricity
until you don't have it.

Big Johnson Desk KW Amp!
 

On a sunny day (Mon, 17 Oct 2005 22:41:00 GMT) it happened "U-Know-Who"
wrote in :

Not that you are a bad customer as far as the electric utility is concerned,
but here in Texas we have 48 hours to reconnect a customer after they
pay...and sometimes, we do make them wait 47 if they have been too much of a
pain. Of course, we only do that because we are so backlogged. :-) And that
usually fixes the problem. You don't know how much you depend on electricity
until you don't have it.
Small generators go for less then 100Euro (120$ ?) here.
:-)
Solar cells are subsidized....
My stuff will run on battery, car battery for 50 hours if it must.
That is 2 more then 48 ;-)

Big Johnson Desk KW Amp!
 

Hello All:

WOW! The Big Jonhson Desk KW Amp, went for 4700.oo dollars.

Jay in the Mojave









Jay in the Mojave wrote:

Hello All:

Here's a oldie but Goodie.

Not cheap!

Jay in the Mojave

http://cgi.ebay.com/JOHNSON-VIKING-D...cmd ZViewItem

Big Johnson Desk KW Amp!
 

Jay in the Mojave wrote:
Hello All:

WOW! The Big Jonhson Desk KW Amp, went for 4700.oo dollars.

Jay in the Mojave

Hi Jay, here's a big'n of some sort on wheels!

http://tinyurl.com/bkpbu

Big Johnson Desk KW Amp!
 

"Jan Panteltje" wrote in message
news:1129633675.f7992e59f2bb573b08fb81a998f095e9@t eranews...
On a sunny day (Mon, 17 Oct 2005 22:41:00 GMT) it happened "U-Know-Who"
wrote in :

Not that you are a bad customer as far as the electric utility is
concerned,
but here in Texas we have 48 hours to reconnect a customer after they
pay...and sometimes, we do make them wait 47 if they have been too much of
a
pain. Of course, we only do that because we are so backlogged. :-) And
that
usually fixes the problem. You don't know how much you depend on
electricity
until you don't have it.
Small generators go for less then 100Euro (120$ ?) here.
:-)
Solar cells are subsidized....
My stuff will run on battery, car battery for 50 hours if it must.
That is 2 more then 48 ;-)

Kinda tough to run 4 tons of AC on a car battery.

Big Johnson Desk KW Amp!
 

On a sunny day (Tue, 18 Oct 2005 22:30:02 GMT) it happened "U-Know-Who"
wrote in :


"Jan Panteltje" wrote in message
news:1129633675.f7992e59f2bb573b08fb81a998f095e9@ teranews...
On a sunny day (Mon, 17 Oct 2005 22:41:00 GMT) it happened "U-Know-Who"
wrote in :

Not that you are a bad customer as far as the electric utility is
concerned,
but here in Texas we have 48 hours to reconnect a customer after they
pay...and sometimes, we do make them wait 47 if they have been too much of
a
pain. Of course, we only do that because we are so backlogged. :-) And
that
usually fixes the problem. You don't know how much you depend on
electricity
until you don't have it.
Small generators go for less then 100Euro (120$ ?) here.
:-)
Solar cells are subsidized....
My stuff will run on battery, car battery for 50 hours if it must.
That is 2 more then 48 ;-)

Kinda tough to run 4 tons of AC on a car battery.
AC is measured in Watts, 4 kW?
100A/h 12V battery, 70 % efficiency converter 1200 x .7 = 840 W/h available AC.
So 840 / 4000 = .21 hours = 12.6 minutes.

Big Johnson Desk KW Amp!
 

Steveo wrote:
Jay in the Mojave wrote:
Hello All:

WOW! The Big Jonhson Desk KW Amp, went for 4700.oo dollars.

Jay in the Mojave

Hi Jay, here's a big'n of some sort on wheels!

http://tinyurl.com/bkpbu

26 bids now, you one of em' yet?

Big Johnson Desk KW Amp!
 

Looks like a death trap. No protection over the HV area, and ONLY! two
813 Tubes, Might be good for only 700 -800 Watts out if ran properly.
Besides, 813s WILL NOT work on 11 or 10 Meters, 20 meters at the best.


"Steveo" wrote in message
...
Steveo wrote:
Jay in the Mojave wrote:
Hello All:

WOW! The Big Jonhson Desk KW Amp, went for 4700.oo dollars.

Jay in the Mojave

Hi Jay, here's a big'n of some sort on wheels!

http://tinyurl.com/bkpbu

26 bids now, you one of em' yet?

Big Johnson Desk KW Amp!
 

"TNT" wrote in message
...
Looks like a death trap. No protection over the HV area, and ONLY! two
813 Tubes, Might be good for only 700 -800 Watts out if ran properly.
Besides, 813s WILL NOT work on 11 or 10 Meters, 20 meters at the best.


http://tinyurl.com/bkpbu

My mistake, he says three tubes Owell good for 900-1100 watts.
813 are NOT huge tubes.

Big Johnson Desk KW Amp!
 

On Thu, 20 Oct 2005 10:50:36 -0500, "TNT" wrote in
:


"TNT" wrote in message
...
Looks like a death trap. No protection over the HV area, and ONLY! two
813 Tubes, Might be good for only 700 -800 Watts out if ran properly.
Besides, 813s WILL NOT work on 11 or 10 Meters, 20 meters at the best.


http://tinyurl.com/bkpbu

My mistake, he says three tubes Owell good for 900-1100 watts.
813 are NOT huge tubes.


Looks like a pair of 813's on the modulator deck and what might be a
4-400A or 4-1000A on the RF deck. Assuming the latter, and running
Class C AM, it should be good for much more than a kilowatt.

BTW, the 813 is rated for full power up to 30 MHz and several project
articles have been written about amps that run them at 10m. One local
CBer here built an amp using a pair of them and gets 600+ watts.






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From: (TNT)
*Besides, 813s WILL NOT work on 11 or 10

Meters,

_
Sure they will.

Big Johnson Desk KW Amp!
 

On Thu, 20 Oct 2005 10:44:16 -0500, "TNT" wrote:

Looks like a death trap. No protection over the HV area, and ONLY! two
813 Tubes, Might be good for only 700 -800 Watts out if ran properly.
Besides, 813s WILL NOT work on 11 or 10 Meters, 20 meters at the best.


Why not? 813's have a maximum usable frequency of 120 Mhz..


"Steveo" wrote in message
...
Steveo wrote:
Jay in the Mojave wrote:
Hello All:

WOW! The Big Jonhson Desk KW Amp, went for 4700.oo dollars.

Jay in the Mojave

Hi Jay, here's a big'n of some sort on wheels!

http://tinyurl.com/bkpbu

26 bids now, you one of em' yet?

Big Johnson Desk KW Amp!
 

Steveo wrote:
Jay in the Mojave wrote:
Hello All:

WOW! The Big Jonhson Desk KW Amp, went for 4700.oo dollars.

Jay in the Mojave

Hi Jay, here's a big'n of some sort on wheels!

http://tinyurl.com/bkpbu

I think it went for $355, but I'm not sure. I'm getting a re-direct to his
other trash now.

(ps, the wife and i went to see the band firefall in akron ohio
tonight..they were killer)

Big Johnson Desk KW Amp!
 

wow $4700.00
why????
this must be a collector,
hate to think about replacing those finals.

Big Johnson Desk KW Amp!
 

I had 1 of those way back.

Big Johnson Desk KW Amp!
 

Dana wrote:
I had 1 of those way back.

What did you replace it with?

Big Johnson Desk KW Amp!
 

I am supprised that cb'ers would remember that far back when Johnson made
that.

Big Johnson Desk KW Amp!
 

You are right on that, and the thing was made a long time ago. I wouldn't
trust the transformer either.

On Sun, 23 Oct 2005, MDW So Calif wrote:

wow $4700.00
why????
this must be a collector,
hate to think about replacing those finals.

Big Johnson Desk KW Amp!
 

I replaced it with a heath kit dx-100 I think. Been a long time, just got
around to checking news groups.

On Sat, 12 Nov 2005, Steveo wrote:

Dana wrote:
I had 1 of those way back.

What did you replace it with?