[Elecraft] A suitable linear

[W B Reese]

Dear Eddy, Lee, Mike, Jeff, Brendan, Tony, & others.

Thanks for the good advice, and all the good tips like having RG8, 240V, 
and deep pockets for the really good amps, Hi Hi.

I found 1st I don't have nearly enough money, and therefore my choices are 
an SB220 or a Drake L7.

I found only the Drake L7 & the Titan 425 had separate power supplies.  The 
Titan seems to have QSK, but I can't afford it.  Perhaps I can find a cheap 
L7 if I look long & hard enough that I can afford & then convert it to QSK 
with a Richard Measures kit.

Thanks for the tips on the Acom, Alpha, etc that are beyond my 
reach...  They look great!

I already have a pair of 811A's that put out, believe it or not, 450 Watts 
PEP, so going to an SB220 is not all that much of a gain, I need to go to 
1.5KW if it is a meaningful step up.

Nobody knew of a switching supply, unless you go with a 500W solid state 
amp or do home brewing which I'm not going to do.

I'll just mention to you guys that I'm a professional "RF" guy, I run 
broadcast & commercial ship to shore transmitters for a living.  My biggest 
station was KDFC San Francisco 102.1 MHz which was 15.5 KW TPO, followed by 
KOIT, KDRV, and a host of 5 KW AM stations.  Currently, I'm running 23 
transmitters 5 KW ship to shore on short wave. http://www.globewireless.com 
It's a real change when you go from commercial to amateur!

God Bless & thanks again for all the input.

TR WB6TMY
S/N 0838


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