Hi Gary,
Sorry to so abrupt, but in a word, NO.
These nice rigs were designed for SSB use, AM is a far afterthought
to satisfy the folks of the day who thought AM was not really being
replaced by something better. You run the risk of destroying your final
tubes if you try to get more than the minimum power output stated in the
manual. Sweep tubes were designed for intermittent (pulse, basically)
use, with about 15 watts plate dissipation, meaning about 45-50 watts
output is all you could safely get from a TR-4(any) on AM. And, it's
not true AM either, so not great audio "punch".
Look elsewhere, it'd be more reasonable to consider a Heath DX-40,
with a receiver of choice from the era to get the same sort of
performance. Or a Heath DX-100, Johnson Viking 2, etc., for what was
very common back in the days of AM, late 1950's - mid -60's, with a
solid plate modulated 100+- watts.
just my humble opinion, from an AM'er of those days (late -50's).
73,
Al, W8UT
www.boatanchors.org
www.hammarlund.info
"There is nothing -- absolutely nothing -- half so much
worth doing as simply messing about in boats"
Ratty, to Mole
On 12/2/2012 12:43 PM, Gary Taggart wrote:
> I am considering buying a Drake TR-4C for AM HF use. Is this a good
choice? I’m not sure of the condition of the transceiver at this time.
>
> Gary Taggart
> KF0TW
>
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