Hi, Phil, yes, the amp seems to have made quite a difference. My initial
impression of the ALS-600 is very positive. It is certainly easy to operate.
It is not my first linear amp. Actually, my first one was a homebrew amp I
built way back when I was in high school. What I really liked about that
homebrew amp was the pair of 866 mercury vapor rectifier tubes I had in the
power supply. I could see some back then, and I loved to go into my shack at
night, which was in the basement, fire up the rig and amp, and turn all of
the lights off when I was in a QSO. I drove that amp with a DX-40, which had
controlled carrier modulation. The beautiful glow from the mercury vapor
tubes varied in intensity as the power from the DX-40 varied with my voice.
It was almost hypnotizing! <lol> My favorite of all time amp, however, was
an Alpha 374 I owned several years ago. That Alpha was built like a
fortified brick crap house! <lol>

Ron, K8HSY



-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of Phil Scovell
Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2014 8:32 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Got my ALS-600 connected up and operating...

Ron,

There's nothing quite like firing up an amp for the first time and getting
those types of signal reports.  My first amp, back in 1978, was an old 90
pounds Heath Kit Warrior with 4 tubes that were 811As.  My 50 watt
transceiver could only get 585 watts out of the amp back then but it sure
made a big difference and what fun being heard that much better, too.

Phil.
K0NX



----- Original Message -----
From: "Dr. Ronald E. Milliman" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2014 6:20 PM
Subject: Got my ALS-600 connected up and operating...


> Well, my big accomplishment for the day was that I Got my ALS-600 linear 
> amp
> connected up and operating. It seems to be doing just fine. I checked into
> the Kentucky Phone Net this evening, and everyone could hear me and gave 
> me
> excellent signal reports, e.g. 20 over S9 or better.
>
>
>
> However, when I first hooked it up, it didn't work. I double checked all 
> of
> my connections, making sure everything was connected up right, cables 
> going
> to the right connectors and the relay/AVC plugged in to the right jacks,
> etc. I tried everything, but the relays in the ALS-600 simply were not
> working to kick on the amp. To make a long story a little shorter, I 
> pulled
> up the TS-590 manual on my computer and searched for the word: "relay." It
> took me right to menu selection #53; the default is "off," and it needs to
> be not only on, but there are actually four possible selections, off, 1, 
> 2,
> or 3. I remembered reading somewhere that it was suggested to choose
> selection 2, which I did. Then, I fired it up again, and bingo!! It worked
> just fine! So, I am a happy camper. If anyone else here has a TS-590 and
> connects it up to a linear amp, be sure that menu selection #53 is set
> correctly; generally, this means set to alternative #2.
>
>
>
> Ron, K8HSY
>
> Dr. Ronald E. Milliman
>
> Retired Professor of Marketing
>
>
>
> President: Millitronics, Inc. (millitronics.biz)
>
> President: South Central Kentucky Council of the Blind (SCKCB.ORG)
>