I hope so Ernie, but that is how we all can learn. By all the different tried and true opinions out there, I can spend my small pocket book on a amp or receiver that I someone has had some success with. I love and support the Eham group for the same reasons. I read over these a few times then have a file set up where I can go back and read em again. Thanks for your comments Ernie.
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I've owned a bunch. IMHO, best overall, but a little > pricey, is Alpha 76PA (three holer). > > Best price performer - AL-80 (A or B). Good stiff > power supply, almost 3 KV. Single 3-500Z - Readily > available & not so expensive. Puts out 250 watts > carrier with about 12 watts drive with no strain. > Covers 160 thru 10. To go to amp capable of max > legal limit for AM ( 375 watts carrier output), will > only get you about 1.5 db over 250 watts output.. > > If you don't want 160, SB220 is great. > > You are going to get a ton of opinions. > > 73 > > -- > Ernie, k0occ > Atlanta, GA > > -------------- Original message -------------- > From: John <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Before I get to my topic I just wanted to say that > I > > really enjoyed the Receiver subject the past few > days. > > I see old radio's here and there that I'm scared > to > > invest in because they may be a piece of junk or > too > > far gone to restore. I tried to make a list of > some of > > the receivers and transmitters listed the past few > > > days. I enjoy this group alot. I envy those of you > > > that have a good Elmer close by to enjoy > > this aspect of amatuer radio with. Anyway on to my > > > question. I heard that some of the commercially > made > > Amps don't do so hot for AM operation. Are there > some > > that are made that are better than others for use > on > > AM and which ones to avoid. Any suggestions. > > > > John / W5HG > > Lepanto, Arthis > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________________________ > > > ____ > > Fussy? Opinionated? Impossible to please? Perfect. > Join Yahoo!'s user panel and > > lay it on us. > http://surveylink.yahoo.com/gmrs/yahoo_panel_invite.asp?a=7 > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > > > Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net > > AMRadio mailing list > > List Rules (must read!): > http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html > > List Home: > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio > > 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. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Need a vacation? Get great deals to amazing places on Yahoo! Travel. http://travel.yahoo.com/ ______________________________________________________________ Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net AMRadio mailing list List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio 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.
