[Boatanchors] Trying to identify the origination of a real nice heavy PA ...

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Sat Dec 31 00:24:48 EST 2016


Hmmm... thought    the  4cx250  was higher  plate  dissipation   and  some 
other parameters   differnt...
 
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In a message dated 12/30/2016 8:11:18 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time,  
k2gkk at hotmail.com writes:

The  4X150G WAS a glass envelope tube that was replaced/superseded by the  
4CX250().


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________________________________
From: Boatanchors  <boatanchors-bounces at mailman.qth.net> on behalf of Rob 
Atkinson  <ranchorobbo at gmail.com>
Sent: Friday, December 30, 2016 16:52
To:  Bill Mellema
Cc: BoatAnchors QTH; Brian Harrison
Subject: Re:  [Boatanchors] Trying to identify the origination of a real 
nice heavy PA  tuning deck - follow up comment

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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