Hey Skip you probably already know this but I have pulled the label off of several Lunar preamps and they always say Angle Linear underneath the Lunar label.
John Lock kf0m at arrl.net > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of skipp025 > Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2007 11:31 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Re: I'VE GOT A QUESTION FOR THE SEASONED > PRO'S OUT THERE > > > Hi Ken, > > Nothing wrong with Angle Linear stuff... I use a lot of both brands. > But Chip Angle took a long time to come around to phempt (fet) preamps > for the vhf band and I didn't like him for a long time telling me (and > everyone else) we were full of $#%(* for wanting to use phempt preamps > in the vhf range. Now Chip sells vhf phempt preamps... go figure. > > For many years my friend Tom H. brought the lastest and greatest > Agilent gain and Noise Figure Instrument to the VHF and above (Dayton > Hamvention) Dinner (held each year at the Holiday Inn). Many people > brought both homebrew and commercial preamplifiers to be measured. It > was a fairly rare chance for an average person to see exactly how a > specific preamplifier performed. > > I went through two or three ARR preamplifiers I had bought used at the > flea market and one I had actually won in the dinner raffle. Every > used ARR Preamplifier we tested easily beat the printed noise figure > and gain spec listed by ARR. Quite impressive for a preamplifier > you would assume is cranked out en masse. > > So I've been very satisfied with the ARR preamplifier products I > have in service and I know they are great performers. > > I've also had great luck with Angle Linear products... and I use > them. My only major beef with Angle products is/are the long wait > for them to be constructed and arrive at my door. > > I've even got a few Lunar, Dick Smith Electronics and some other > odd ball packages around here somewhere. > > cheers, > skipp > > > Ken Arck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > <---I haven't used anything other than AngleLinear preamps on *any* > > of my systems (ranging from Quintrons to Micors to MastrIIs) and > > never looked back :-) > > Ken > > > > > > >I used to agree with you Ken... but I've seen some really well done > > >systems actually using two series preamps. Easy mountain top to > > >hand held coverage over 25 miles distance. > > > > > >Key-words "really well done systems". > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > >
