Bob, I was referring to the tube Grommes. Saw a nice looking one in the flea at Dayton for around $90 and I stupidly took a pass, then changed my mind about 10 minutes later but by then it had gone. A couple months later in the summer I saw another one at the Six Meter Club/Antique Radio Club swapmeet in Wheaton IL near Chicago that was around $80. Now, these were fairly low powered, probably only 10 to 20 watts and mono. A buddy of mine grabbed the one at the hamfest in Wheaton. I've been coveting it ever since hi hi. Actually made a casual offer to buy it (he hasn't used it for anything yet) not too long ago. No deal. He knows it's a good one, and it is beautiful. So, keep ur eyes open, they're out there.
Why do I want them? I'm no audio guy. I like the small tube amps to boost the product detector audio to drive speakers and give that tube boatanchor sound out the back of a solid state transceiver. I'm getting by perfectly well with old Heathkit 12 w. p.p. mono amps though. I can fill the house with 75 meter AM audio on a Saturday afternoon if I want to. 73 Rob K5UJ On Tue, Jan 12, 2010 at 10:14 AM, Bob Peters <rwpet...@swbell.net> wrote: > Not these GROMMES Rob...These are there tube amps > not the solid state ones... Check out their > website... My company OEM's there Solid State > amps...The $1500 is our cost from Grommes on the > tube version ... He pays way too much for the iron > but buys good stuff ... > > Bob W1PE > > -----Original Message----- > From: amradio-boun...@mailman.qth.net > [mailto:amradio-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf > Of Rob Atkinson > Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2010 9:19 AM > To: Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service > Subject: Re: [AMRadio] You must see this. > > Bob, > > You can buy Grommes amps at hamfest flea markets > for under $100, > usually in the $60 to $80 range. > > If you find one, fix it up and give it to ur boss. > A little job > security perhaps. > > 73 > > Rob > K5UJ > > > On Tue, Jan 12, 2010 at 8:04 AM, Bob Peters > <rwpet...@swbell.net> wrote: >> My GOD... I cannot understand what type of > person >> would spend this kind of money for an audio > amp!!! >> Hams complain about a $5k RF Amp or a $2000 >> broadcast transmitter. I know that people pay >> it... My boss has a pair of Grommes Tube amps > that >> are in the $1500 area. They sound fantastic. > These >> are the same guys that are using vinyl records > and >> not CD's... I love clean audio but no way that >> much LOL >> >> Bob W1PE >> >> > __________________________________________________ > ____________ > Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net > AMRadio mailing list > Searchable Archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/amra...@mailman.qth.ne > t/ > List Rules (must read!): > http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html > List Home: > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio > Post: AMRadio@mailman.qth.net > To unsubscribe, send an email to > amradio-requ...@mailman.qth.net with > the word unsubscribe in the message body. > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: > http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > ______________________________________________________________ > Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net > AMRadio mailing list > Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/amradio@mailman.qth.net/ > List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html > List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio > Post: AMRadio@mailman.qth.net > To unsubscribe, send an email to amradio-requ...@mailman.qth.net with > the word unsubscribe in the message body. > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > ______________________________________________________________ Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net AMRadio mailing list Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/amradio@mailman.qth.net/ List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio Post: AMRadio@mailman.qth.net To unsubscribe, send an email to amradio-requ...@mailman.qth.net with the word unsubscribe in the message body. This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
