Ah, Ron, The Thunderbolt does NOT require 20 watts unless there is something really wrong with it. I have and use two one is driven by a Central Electronics 10B with about 2.5 watts out in AM mode for over 300 watts carrier from the Thunderbolt. In CW mode I usually run about 6 watts into the T-Bolt and get about 250 watts output, SSB is not more than about a watt or so.
You really need the manual, as the Hook up and power requirements for the Ranger are listed in that. There is also a diagram to build the attenuator for use with the ranger, detuning the ranger is not a good idea, BTW. If you go to the BAMA site the manual is there and should be an immense help. Or contact me directly I will render any assistance I can. Jim WB2FCN http://eshop1.chem.buffalo.edu Ron Samchuk wrote: > > Greetings again to all the AM crowd. Well, I did get the Johnson > Thunderbolt.... looks great. It only needs about 20 watts drive. What is > the easiest way to reduce the power of my Ranger to properly drive the > Thunderbolt? Thanks from Ron VE4SR > > --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- > multipart/alternative > text/plain (text body -- kept) > text/html > The reason this message is shown is because the post was in HTML > or had an attachment. Attachments are not allowed. To learn how > to post in Plain-Text go to: http://www.expita.com/nomime.html --- > _______________________________________________ > AMRadio mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio
