Hey Bill you got some really good points there. (Yes, 6146)

I figured a homebrew Amplifier project could be a costly undertaking.
I got over $500 into the HX-50 with the cost of the unit and parts to
get it running. I had about 80 hours into a Knight T-150 to get it
working correctly. Was my first rig and I called it a learning
experience to ease the pain. The reason we play with these radios is
because we like to rather than to make any money at it.

I've got a few big mosfet projects in front of the amplifier, so not in
any hurry. (I can do a full PEP setup with a half dozen fets for about
200 bucks.) I'll do some more poking around and see what I come up
with. Project may in fact become a reduced output amplifier.

Thanks everybody for comments. I will mull over and figure this all
out as other projects get finished.

73
Bob
N9NEO