[Gonset] WTB: Gonset parts

[Robert Nickels]

TChirhart wrote:
> Sorry Charlie you didn't read it closely, it's a Model 500W
Hi Tom,

I've never seen on "in the metal", but according to Ray Moore's book, it 
was made in 1954 and 1955, sold for $339 and covered 80-10 meters, as 
you know.  The four 807s are run in class AB2, with power coming from 
four 866s in a bridge rectifier circuit.  This write-up says 250 watts 
PEP, 220-240 watts CW, and 90-100 watts AM for 10 watts of drive.  
Evidently 160 meters was an option?   It'd be interesting to know if 
there was an extra bandswitch position or what, since at that time much 
of the country had power restrictions on 160, so I was surprised to see 
that mentioned.  

Clearly an amplifier from the very early days of SSB,  where most 
exciters were in the 10-20 watt class.   The 807 was used in some 
homebrew designs but this is the only one I remember seeing that was 
commercial.  Best of luck getting it going!

73, Bob W9RAN