[Icom] Ampkeyer For Sale

Sat, 10 May 2003 16:14:59 -0400

Hello David,

I don't understand your message.  It seems to be a contradiction to me!

You say the SB-200 "works" great, you use Yaesu transceiver, Kenwood mic,
but then you seem to do an about-face and say "get the Drake amp a new
home".

Are those Drake amps really bad?

I am using a IC-756/Pro and an old National NCL-2000 amplifier which uses a
pair of 8122 ceramic vacuum tubes.  It always has been a good amp and seems
to work well with the Icom.  National was the company which patented the
type AB2 amplifier - and the NCL-2000 is a type AB2 amp.

How I picked the amplifier was when I was N1EA/MM (maritime mobile) in the
Pacific beyond Hawaii, I listened to the signals that were big and several
of them big signals were using the NCL-2000 amplifier - that sold me.  They
also were using 4 element monobanders.  The 3 element beams just quit
working when you get past Hawaii.  And the 4 element beams are S-5 or so.  I
was amazed.

I read the eHam reports on my amp, and someone even sold their Alpha to go
with this amp.  But are the Icom amps so much better?

Clue me in because I am clueless as to what you are trying to say!

73

David Ring, N1EA

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Cook" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2003 1:56 PM
Subject: RE: [Icom] Ampkeyer For Sale

I have to agree with Tim. I inherited an old SB-200, installed the Harbauch
upgrades (one of which being the equivalent of the Ampkeyer) and it works
great. I use a Yeasu transceiver and Kenwood desk microphone and get
excellent audio and signal reports. So unless there's something
fundamentally wrong with the Drake amp, I'd suggest you find a good home for
it (if you haven't already).

73, Dave, WA0TTN

> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]On
> Behalf Of radiodaz
> Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2003 7:51 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [Icom] Ampkeyer For Sale
>
>
>   Clean Icom audio into an OLD DRAKE AMP.. what goes in comes out.
> tim
> wb8uhz
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "wjdiamond" <[email protected]>
> To: "Icom@Mailman. Qth. Net" <[email protected]>
> Sent: Friday, May 09, 2003 11:43 PM
> Subject: [Icom] Ampkeyer For Sale
>
>
> > Hi Folks,
> >
> > I have a brand new Ampkeyer that I bought to use with my
> 756 PRO and a
> > Drake Amplifier.  The more I thought about it, I just did
> not want to put
> > clean Icom RF into an old Drake amp so I got another Icom amp.
> >
> > This is an opto isolator unit and they sell for 40.00 plus
> 6.00 shipping.
> > I will ship this one for 35.00 in the lower 48 states.
> >
> > These are supposed to be the best around...
> >
> >         William J. Diamond (Bill)
> >         Rogers, Arkansas USA
> >         [email protected]
> >
> >         Ham Radio Operator WR�T
> >       Flying The Flag Long Before
> >             It Was Popular
> >
> >  Please Visit My Icom Radio Page At
> >
> >  http://pages.sbcglobal.net/wjdiamond/index.html
> >
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