Yep - that W6PQL 80 watt, all mode, 2 meter amp works great! I built one last year from scratch - even fabricated the case/chassis myself. First time I’d ever done any sheet metal work and surprisingly came out pretty darn well. The amp works just fine, driven by my K3.
Jim / W6JHB > On Friday, Sep 18, 2015, at Friday, 11:16 AM, Edward R Cole > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Most VHF operators learn that there are good deals in used amps. I only have > one 180w 2m amp that I bought new (in 1976). All the others were bought from > other hams. > > But one can build an amp vs buying overpriced Mirage junk. Look at the 80w > 2m kit that W6PQL offers. I have actually done a little research into making > some of them FS. Definitely under $600. In fact probably less than 50% that. > > I have broached the idea of combining two for 160w with Jim Klitzing (W6PQL). > He sells assembled amps, too. > > BTW that 180w amp in 1976 was a "Klitzing" back when he was just a local CA > builder (and I lived in greater LA) > > I have a used Mirage A1015G (6m-150w), used RFConcepts 2-30 (25w which I > drive with my KX3-2M), used RFC 2-317 170w, two used 150w Securitor 222-MHz > amps, used BU150 432-MHz 150w, kit for a 75-90w 432 amp (yet to build), HF > amp from a TS50, two 1296 150w W6PQL amp kits, and two nib Toshiba 60w > 3400-MHz amps. That's not counting my 300w and 140w HF amps from kits by CCI. > > I think the 6m amp cost the most ($230 or so off e-bay). > > 73, Ed - KL7UW > http://www.kl7uw.com > "Kits made by KL7UW" > Dubus Mag business: > [email protected] > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to [email protected] ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [email protected]
