[Johnson] Thunderbolt and Valiant

[w4rl at bellsouth.net]

Larry, I know what you mean as I have been there and still stuck....for seveal years.  For me, there is not much advantage in using a Valiant and T-Bolt together.  There is a fellow ham that produces the attenuator for such, or maybe the Ranger.  Fellas, correct me.  I have a Ranger here and the T-Bolt, but I have just been happy with my Valiant and 32V-2.  To tell you the truth, I retired a few years ago, and finally gave this old boy a gift.  756ProIII that I have paired up with my IC-2KL and AT-500.  One of the reasons I got the ProIII is because of the excellent AM it (re)produces.  No flames please.  But at my age, when I want some easy power, I just use the sandstate stuff, and no one has noticed while on the air that the station online is absent of glow bottles.  Don't get me wrong, if I were 20 years younger (dream on, Rob) I'd tackle the beast.  I have it (T-Bolt) and an Eldico SSB-1000 linear (which will do our favorite mode FB purchased for the 32V-2) just setting on the dolly carts in the garage.  Tetrode linears just don't like to easily dance with 100 watts AM rigs especially in Florida summers.  <grin>

My two cents.

vry bst 73 to u de robert w4rl pensacola fl


> 
> From: Peter Markavage <manualman at juno.com>
> Date: 2007/02/19 Mon PM 04:12:22 CST
> To: Johnson at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Johnson] Thunderbolt and Valiant
> 
> What advantage is there to using a Valiant to drive a Thunderbolt? Is it
> really worth the difference to use this combo for just a few more watts
> on AM? If you're running an exciter with just a few watts out, the
> Thunderbolt would make a difference but not with a Valiant. Probably no
> one on the other end would see the difference between running a Valiant
> barefoot and running a Valiant through a Thunderbolt; other than maybe
> your electric company.
> 
> Pete, wa2cwa
> 
> 
> On Mon, 19 Feb 2007 14:04:46 -0800 "TOWN COUNTRY FLOORS Owner"
> <quindecima at msn.com> writes:
> > I am thinking of getting a Thunderbolt to match my Valiant and am 
> > wondering 
> > if anyone out there is doing the same thing?  I have perused the 
> > manual and 
> > I see the the exciter drive is only about 10 watts or so for the 
> > thunderbolt.  What is the best way to accommodate this with the 
> > Valiant?
> > 
> > Larry AA7LR 
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