[Boatanchors] Trying to identify the origination of a real nice heavy PA tuning deck - follow up comment

Rob Atkinson ranchorobbo at gmail.com
Fri Dec 30 17:52:57 EST 2016


On 12/30/16, Bill Mellema via Boatanchors <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
> I want to add this assembly is probably dated back to the late 40's or
> 50's...just a guess..

I don't think ceramic tubes were around in the late '40s or early
'50s.  Back then the exposed anode tubes were glass.


>  Guys,
> I recently found a partially built homebrew 2X 4CX150 ham PA amplifier. The
> PA tuning is a separate section that can be removed with a few screws. It is
> built like a tank and can easily handle 2KW

With total plate dissipation of 300 w. the hardware might handle that
power but the two 4cx150s will probably not even give 2 KW input.

73

Rob
K5UJ


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