I'm not sure you can get more than around 1kW PEP output of a pair of 813's... and probably more like 800w. (3) in parallel would be a different story, though.

73 = Best Regards,
-Geoff/W5OMR

I would say you are pretty much on the mark there. I have a pair of 813's in GG also. I only run them at around 2500 volt and can get about 650 watts max out with 100 watts drive if I remember right.

I ran them well over 3000 volts many years ago and got quite a bit more out of them but didn't have a decent watt meter then so I don't know exactly. 1000 watts out seems doable but they will be running around 1600 watts or more input. They will turn pretty red. Even on SSB at that power.

*whew*  We agree on -something-  ;-)

But I'm enjoying the discussion. I may not be the most articulate individual around, and I'm -far- from reminding anyone of someone whom posses articulatino, but when it comes to someone saying "375w is the limit to run to get 1500w pep output", I can't swallow that. It's a true statement, if you were to apply a sine-wave (at an arbitrary rate... say, 1kc) to 100%, but as it's been said before, we don't -talk- in sine-waves.

73 = Best Regards,
-Geoff/W5OMR


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