>The "forwarder" of this for sale ad you refer to for a VE3 friend had a huge >long thread on the amps-list about some 12kW amp that was being built and >got a little bit of rebuttal for it, but the consensus was for us opposed to >it just be quiet about it (ie: stfu) so I stopped reading the amps-list.
>Shame as there are some very talented folks on that list that will forget >more about amps than I'll ever hope to know. >I just can't be bombarded with that kind of stuff on a weekly basis. >YMMV >Mike VE9AA The 12 kw 160-15m amp, was completed long ago. It's soon to be exhaustively tested. The 10 kw 6M monoband amp was finished + tested long ago....and shipped off to the end user. Any of the techniques I used on either of them, when I designed both RF decks, is applicable to amps using smaller tubes. Here is the step by step process for the 160-15m amp. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXT1E1zZldwDmY_J8xLzT4k9sN6IUmQqt Here is the step by step process for the 10 kw CCS 6M amp. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXT1E1zZldwClM3YhsB5mdZmybPgTLl77 Bottom line is..... copper tubing in 1/4" - 3/8" - 1/2" is dirt cheap at home depot. (plumbing section, aisle 16). Myself, I silver plate everything with the 'cool-amp' silver plating powder. Jim VE7RF _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
