I currently own an sb200 and 221 from craigslist. Be aware, when you buy one
of these older amplifiers they do require modification to interface with modern
radios. You need to know how to open and read schematics to install the soft
key modules. Also, be prepared to replace the power supply board and the caps
as these are major fail points of these amps. So yes, I got my sb200 for $250
but had to put another 200ish into it and lots of time to make it what I really
wanted. This puts it right at where a modern al-811 will be on the used market.
Just food for thought. Dont go buying a $250 amp on craigslist and think its
"turn key" and wont need work. You may get lucky and get good tubes as I did,
but 572b tubes are not cheap like 811s and i'm just now looking at RF parts
they seem to be out as well as other sites.
Also, these were "kits" brand new. So it also comes down to who assembled it.
My 200 was nicely done, the 221 was not so nice.
JeffreyKF5ONT
On Monday, August 31, 2020, 01:30:49 AM CDT, Andy via BVARC
<[email protected]> wrote:
I run a 55 year-old SB-200 I got for $250.
It does about 600W out, and is awesome in pileups.
The seller even included a pair of spare output tubes.
Very happy...
Andy W5ACM
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From: BVARC [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Rick Hiller via BVARC
Sent: Sunday, August 30, 2020 7:20 PM
To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB <[email protected]>
Cc: Rick Hiller <[email protected]>; [email protected]; Martin Blaise
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Subject: Re: [BVARC] Amplifier
As stated multiple times before. FL 2100b. 2 for sale in town. $350 SB200’s on
line >$300
600 watt amps easily.
> On Aug 30, 2020, at 5:10 PM, Martin Blaise via BVARC <[email protected]> wrote:
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> I think I’ve asked before but are there any smaller hf amps that do
> like maybe 300 watts. I know this sounds bad but the pandemic killed
> most of my ham radio budget. I cannot afford $1,500 for equipment. Any
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