[Elecraft] K3: 630m amplifiers

[Don Wilhelm]

Those first point contact transistors such as the CK722 were rather 
'finicky'.  Not much margin for error, and they were expensive.
Now we can buy 2N2222As for pennies.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 7/27/2015 8:49 PM, Alan wrote:
>
> You could abuse a spark transmitter, but the tubes would die if you 
> weren't gentle with them.
>
> Reminds me of comments I heard hams make about transistors during the 
> tube-to-transistor transition 50 years ago.
>
> Alan N1AL
>