[Boatanchors] Amps for QRP rigs

[jeremy-ca]

Some of the tube CB amps can easily be rebuilt into decent 160-10M ham amps. 
They are typically 1 or 2 sweep tubes in GG driving 3-4 more. With a little 
TLC they will give a clean 200-500W out.

The SS amps can be rebuilt with new broadband transformers (right out of the 
Motorola manuals) to work 80-10 but they will be dirty unless you add band 
filters to the output.

The biggest problem is the availability of sweep tubes but there is no 
reason to ignore the less popular varieties even if it means a new filament 
xfmr.

Carl
KM1H


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "DW Holtman" <tubestuff at comcast.net>
To: <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, March 15, 2008 10:14 AM
Subject: [Boatanchors] Amps for QRP rigs


Hello,

Does anyone make a good quality 100 watt HF Amp? Something that will amplify 
from around 5 watts fo around a 100 watts on 80 through 10. The only thing 
that I can find are a bunch of 10 meter (CB??) amps for SSB and AM.

Thank you in advance.

Best,
DW Holtman
WB7SSN
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