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Like you, I used the tuner in the rig as a flattener, although the mismatch
between rig and amp was not enough to worry with anyway. Why anyone would want to run more than 100 watts on 24 MHz is a mystery to me. If the band is open, 5 watts will generally do the trick. If the band isn't open, full legal limit power won't help. Self induced backscatter doesn't begin until much higher power levels. We won't go there. Yep, you're right about the Heathkit and other old amps. Ed Cregger "Caveat Lector" wrote in message news:T5L7b.33602$S_.17720@fed1read01... Yep I have a AL-80B and it tunes sort of OK on the WARC bands. Problem is Ameritron AL-80A and B has one tuned input circuit for both 10M and 12M And another single circuit for 15 and 17M And another for 20/30M And they are a compromise So you may have VSWR from exciter to linear input I Asked Ameritron about this and they confirmed it. But my ATU in the exciter compensates very well -- so no problem. I found the AL-80B's exclusive Dynamic ALC - to be a nightmare -- so modded mine to be an AL-80A I didn't mean to imply big linears for 30 M as it is limited to max 200 Watts out. Just mentioning (not too well hi hi) that WARC bands include 30 Meters But My Ameritron is labeled 20/30 Meters, so perhaps one might use a linear to get 200 Watts -- I never do, however. some amps won't tune on the WARC bands ---- I was referring to old amps like Heathkit, Kenwood and others that do not tune the WARC Bands A ham here frazzled a Kenwood amp trying to horse it to 12M Caveat Old Linear -- 73 From The Signal In The Noise Caveat Lector Ya All "Ed Cregger" wrote in message ... Maybe some amps won't tune on the WARC bands, but my Ameritron AL-80A tunes up just fine on 18 and 24 MHz. I can't see how anyone could use an amp on thirty meters, unless they were running something like an FT-817 as an exciter. Ed Cregger "Caveat Lector" wrote in message news:%jH7b.33568$S_.16826@fed1read01... I and many many other Hams would not consider selling a linear to a non-ham, so -- I so informed him -- he reposted with his callsign -- I'll bet he gets lots more responses now And he didn't specify power or bands and as I sed many older linears don't cover the WARC bands. So all that was helpful (agree?) Your response was not. -- 73 From The Signal In The Noise Caveat Lector Ya All ----------------------------- " Are you just trying to start an arguement?? I can see nothing in his original post that would cause me to think he was a CB'er. Just because he didn't post his callsign? Stop playing newsgroup cop and go away. I don't care if you go away mad, just go away. |
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