[AMRadio] WRL Globe King 500 and Johnson Desk KW

[Gary Pewitt]

Like my Thunderbolt?  Or even my Chippewa?  I think I'd trade them both for 
a nice Desk Kilowatt.
To each his ever loving blue eyed own.  Sayeth Pogo.
73  Gary



At 12:58 AM 5/2/02 +0000, you wrote:




>>From: tbigelow at pop.state.vt.us (Todd Bigelow - PS)
>
>>Sure, but the Desk KW has drawers and a good sized desk top where you can 
>>pile a lot of nifty related gear - you could fit both of your GKs on top 
>>and still have room for more. It also has a really nice amp inside 
>>(strikingly similar the the equivalent section of the KW-1)
>>that slides out on rollers for easy access. Pretty clever idea, really.
>
>The Johnson Desk Kilowatt is fundamentally a good rig, with high grade 
>components that opreate well within their maximum ratings.  Depending on 
>what you drive it with, the audio can sound excellent.  However, I think 
>the desk arrangement along with the horizontal front panel on the 
>transmitter, and the funny little rotatable meters was a silly design.  I 
>would much rather have the same circuit and components mounted in a 
>conventional cabinet with a normal front panel in a vertical 
>plane.  Imagine the fireworks inside a Desk KW when coffee or an 807 gets 
>spilt on top of the "pedestal".
>
>Don K4KYV
>
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Gary Pewitt  N9ZSV  gpewitt at execpc.com
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Milwaukee, WI  53223-4132
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