Tubes! We don't need no stinkin' Tubes! I always thougt the Elecraft Reflector was almost like a homebrew reflector. I for one, am getting back into tube technology ... refurbishing older equipment. It is is quite fun and delightful. Also, I can slop solder and smell smoke. The Drake 2B is sweet
So, with that said...how about 4 X 807s Let see...100ma each ... that would be 400 ma at 600 volts...240 watts input....65% efficient....156 watts. Close enoough. Lee - K0WA :>) Hi Lee, Yes, kinda reluctant to juice the radio, no need to fry the PA. I was thinking well under $700 hihi. Thought I had seen some 200W kits offered a while back but couldn't find them again. They may not go as low as 160 either. Trying to stay away from tubes since I got rid of most of my related junk. We'll see, if nothing sounds viable without a headache, I'll stick with what I have... Happy Holidays and see ya on the bands! 73, Julius Julius Fazekas N2WN Tennessee Contest Group http://www.k4ro.net/tcg/index.html http://groups.google.com/group/tcg1?hl=en Tennessee QSO Party http://www.tnqp.org/ Elecraft K2/100 #4455 Elecraft K3/100 #366 Elecraft K3/100 #1875 --- On Fri, 12/11/09, Lee Buller <k...@swbell.net> wrote: > From: Lee Buller <k...@swbell.net> > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] [K3] 150 watt "boots" for 160m > To: "Julius Fazekas n2wn" <phriend...@yahoo.com> > Date: Friday, December 11, 2009, 12:52 PM > > In all seriousness.... > > I don't think I would "juice" the K3 to get > 150 watts out. Some did that with the K2 but I am a > little reluctant to do that with a $2K+ rig. > > Of course your mileage may vary....but find a cheap > amp. Like an AL80A. You can get them for around > 700 dollars on Ebay. I did that .... ran the amp at > 150 watts in the NAQP contests.... But, then they > changed the rule to 100 watts. > > Or find an old HW101...jack the voltage up on the plates > and screens....drive it hard and you might make the 6146s > produce 150 watts for a contest. There is a gentleman > somewhere on the net that has done that. > > Of course...your definition of cheap may be different that > mine. > > Lee > K0WA > > > In our > day and age it seems that Common Sense is in short supply. > If you don't have any Common Sense - get some Common > Sense and use it. If you can't find any Common Sense, > ask for help from somebody who has some Common Sense. Is > Common Sense divine? > > Common Sense is the image of the Creator expressing > revealed truth in my mind. - J. Wolf > > > > --- On Fri, 12/11/09, Julius Fazekas n2wn > <phriend...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > From: Julius Fazekas n2wn <phriend...@yahoo.com> > Subject: [Elecraft] [K3] 150 watt "boots" for > 160m > To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net > Date: Friday, December 11, 2009, 9:44 AM > > > Wondering if anyone has a suggestion of a solid state amp > or "pushing" the K3 > PA to obtain 150 watts out on 160m? > > A kit or HB > would be fine... > > 73, > Julius > n2wn > > ----- > Julius Fazekas > N2WN > > Tennessee Contest Group > http://www.k4ro.net/tcg/index.html > > Tennessee QSO Party > http://www.tnqp.org/ > > Elecraft K2/100 #4455 > Elecraft K3/100 #366 > Elecraft K3 #1875 > -- > View this message in context: > http://n2.nabble.com/150-watt-boots-for-160m-tp4151943p4151943.html > Sent from the [K3] mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
