Most likely a stupid question but I have never in my 20+ years in the hobby
used an amplifier on the HF bands (nor above 30 mhz for that matter).
A recent silent key estate was put up for sale. It is a Kenwood TS-530SP and a
Heathkit SB-201 amplifier. The station is completely assembled. When I turned
the Kenwood transceiver on and left the amp off I heard nothing. I bypassed
the amp and suddenly the Kenwood was working just as it should. Lots of
signals on 40m and I made a few contacts. I did not turn the amp on as I
wasn't sure about it's operation and without a manual at hand I figured to let
sleeping dogs lie.
My question is......is that how it should be? That with the rig on and the amp
off I heard nothing. I assume that had I turned the amp on that I should be
hearing what I wanted to hear out of the transceiver?? That the amp has to be
on for the full circuit so to speak to operate???
Again, never owned an amp. Thinking of the Kenwood to use at my cottage and
the amp here in the shack hooked up to a TR-4 that I picked up.
Any thoughts out there???
Sorry....all non-Drake except for the low pass filter!!! (I know...that is the
best part of the station, right?)
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