[Boatanchors] SWEEP TUBES AND FPM 300S

[Jim]

I have blown up more 6146's than sweep tubes.

Mebbe I baby the sweep tubes, but they work..

Jim

-----Original Message----- 
From: Jim Liles
Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2016 11:09 AM
To: Bry Carling ; Rob Atkinson ; Boat Anchors List
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] SWEEP TUBES AND FPM 300S

Nope Bry, they used 5 amp fuses SR-400, SR-400A.



-----Original Message----- 
From: Bry Carling
Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2016 7:34 AM
To: Rob Atkinson ; Boat Anchors List
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] SWEEP TUBES AND FPM 300S

So Rob, you obviously feel quite strongly about this.

Are you saying that all those 1960s amateur SSB transceivers with 500 watts
p.e.p. promised by the
manufacturers, and requiring AC line power of 120 Volts 60Hz at only 3 amps
couldn't really produce 800 watts? Why that would be just downright
dishonest of them - grin!

> Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2016 12:04:59 -0600
> From: ranchorobbo at gmail.com
> To: boatanchors at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] SWEEP TUBES AND FPM 300S
>
> On Mon, Jan 11, 2016 at 2:23 AM, Dennis DuVall <duvallddennis at gmail.com> 
> wrote:
> > Overall, I would say sweep tubes were a great gift to the Ham community.
> >
>
> they were employed in cheap poorly constructed lightweight table top
> SSB transceivers with crappy audio and drifting VFOs so hams who had
> been brainwashed into hating AM could get on "phone" inexpensively.
> If you like "vintage SSB" have at it, but these days I see no reason
> why anyone would want to run such rigs even now, when there is the
> KWS1 and 75A-4 or the CE phasing rigs available.
> The sales job, or snow job, involved exaggerated power claims
> specified in p.e.p. watts input.
>
> This was no gift, or rather, if you think this was a gift, I'd hate to
> see what you think of as being a consolation prize.
>
> 73
> Rob
> K5UJ
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