>Bob KC4QLP used to be on this reflector. He's the guy I got the >Raytheon RA-1000 from and is the engineer who maintained it. The >transmitter came with a bunch (20+) 833s, a mix of manufacturers. >Hopefully he's still here, and will chime in with his first hand >experiences in broadcast service.
>~ Todd, KA1KAQ Todd.....you rrraaaannnggg? hahaha In the broadcast service, I hated the Chinese version of the 833. The problem was that they never lasted all that long on 24/7 operations.....maybe 6 to 8 months at best. I remember the last set of American made 833's that was able to get my hands on, those things lasted almost 4 years! In amateur use, the Chinese bottles will probably be ok. Another thing is that I noticed in these old transmitters, using tubes with graphite plates. It took more current to drive them things in the modulator stages, but they worked wonderful in RF stages. BTW...anyone got an LPB they want to get rid of for cheap? Bob Carter - KC4QLP ------------------------------------------------------------- Mid-Atlantic-Engineering-Services of Utica NY / Elizabeth City NC http://midatlanticengineeringservice.cjb.net/ WKVU-FM Utica/Rome NY,WKVJ-FM Dannemora/Plattsburgh NY,WKYJ-FM Rouses Point NY,WKTV-TV 2/DT 29 Utica NY ------------------------------------------------------------- LPAM at YahooGroups http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LPAM ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. ______________________________________________________________ AMRadio mailing list List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio Partner Website: http://www.amfone.net Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html Post: mailto:[email protected] To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word unsubscribe in the message body.
