John:

What sort of antenna tuner do you use?

Tom Behler: KB8TYJ

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On Behalf Of John Vernaleken`
Sent: Friday, November 28, 2014 4:58 PM
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Subject: Re: Tuners

Tom,
My comment on the ALS-600
I have my ALS-600  for over 4 years without any  problems.

John  KC2QJB


-----Original Message-----
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On Behalf Of Alan R. Downing
Sent: Friday, November 28, 2014 4:45 PM
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Subject: Re: Tuners

Tom, I offer this for what ever it might be worth.  I had the Ameritron
ALS600, and after about 6 months of operation the 4 finals blew.  There was
no fault or any other indication as to what happened.  One day when I went
to use it there was no output.  My good friend Steve happened to have 2
other ALS600's with blown finals, so he sent mine and his two to the factory
for repairs.  Since I had no idea as to why the finals blew, I elected to
sell the amp when it came back with new finals.  My reasoning was simply
that if I didn't know what caused the meltdown, there was no way that I
could prevent it from happening again.  Steve just bought the new Ameritron
ALS1306, and I will be following his experience with the new model to see if
it is any more rugged than the 600's are.I have an opportunity to buy one of
my friend Stan's SPE 2KFA's, which are supposed to be far more rugged than
the much less expensive Ameritron amps, and supposedly much better protected
from serious damage.  They are also much more expensive than the Ameritron
solid state units, so they should be much better protected as well.

Best 73