[Re: [AMRadio] Globe King 500D]]

[Brett Gazdzinski]

I think the Globe king 400 is a much better transmitter.
I had a 500c, and it was not a great transmitter.
Running a 4-400 or a 4-250 at 1800 volts is silly.
540 watts in, 300 watts out!

Not sure how well the 4-400 modulates at that voltage, WRL
used a screen choke to self modulate the screen...

On the other hand, the GK400 did 300+ watts out, and
I know wa3jvj used to get 1500 watts pep out of his!

I think, if you have any junk parts collected at all,
you could build a better rig than the GK500 for less
than a nice clean one sells for, especially if you 
only want 80 and 40 meters...

I wonder if the new Globe King runs 1800 volts on the final.
Any web info on the thing?

Has Leo given permission to use the Globe King name?


Brett
N2DTS
 
> 
> Thanks D J
> 
> I agree and someday would love to own one.  I have missed to 
> two of them which
> sold this last year but keep my eyes and ears open for when 
> another one
> becomes available.  I would not pay the $3.9K for GK 500D in 
> Texas, my goodness
> I could build one from scratch for half of that.
> 
> 
> All the Best
> 
> Ron
> 
> 
> J <k6rcl at home.com> wrote:
> on 1/9/02 3:17 PM, Ron Weaver at w6om at usa.net wrote:
> 
> RON:
> I have a nice GK500B and they are great transmitters.
> DJ  K6RCL
> 
> > I noticed the ad and picked up the telephone, called him, 
> introduced myself
> > and had a nice converstaion with him about it.  I mentioned 
> that  it is a
> very
> > high price to pay for a AM rig. He still was pleased to describe the
> > transmitter construction down to the final details quiet
> > proudly.
> > 
> > If ya don't have the time to build or restore one and have 
> the money to buy
> > one....why not?
> > 
> > Ron  W6OM
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Bill Russell <willy at global2000.net> wrote:
> > Be very carefull with this guy.......check out the links others have
> posted.
> > Bill
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > At 02:23 PM 1/9/02 -0500, you wrote:
> >> I saw an add (1/2 page)in back of the latest QST
> >> advertising a newly manufactured GK 500d built out of
> >> Paris Texas for ~ $3895.00
> >> It advertises updated circuitry, Peter Dahl
> >> transformers, solid state VFO, and a 6 week delivery
> >> time. Anybody know about this? It uses the WRL logo on
> >> the 4-400 RF deck.
> >> Makes me want to pull out my VISA card...
> >> 
> >> Regards,
> >> Jim Candela
> >> WD5JKO
> >> 
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