That's why I'm not in a hurry to sell, it's kind of dependent on the funds
around here, if things improve I'll probably hang on to it and leave it in
the closet until I get where I can use it or get brave and try it here, if
things stay as they are, the only way I'll get through the holidays is to
sell it. I really would rather not though.
----- Original Message -----
From: "tom behler" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, August 16, 2010 8:27 AM
Subject: Re: Kevin's amplifier tuning cheat sheet
> Well, John, we all do what we have to do, but I'd encourage you not to
> sell the amp if you can afford to hang onto it.
>
> You just never know when you might get into a position where you'll be
> able
> to use it again.
>
> Just my two cents worth!
>
> Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sunday, August 15, 2010 10:18 PM
> Subject: Re: Kevin's amplifier tuning cheat sheet
>
>
> I had someone check my work with the SB200 when I used it at the old QTH
> and
> tuning for max output put me very close to where I should have been on all
> meters every time. What I was told by the person who checked it, who is
> someone I trust probably more than anyone with stuff like that there is,
> as
> close as I was doing that, with the 572B's in it I wasn't doing any damage
> and should get a lot of years out of it. Sadly with the move I'm not even
> trying to run the amp here so it's sitting right now and may be sold in
> the
> coming months, but when I was running it, for that amp, I was in good
> shape.
> Then though I lived in a single family house with 1/4 of a mile to one
> side
> before a neighbor's house and a good 200 yards on the other side of us,
> where I live now, I'm in a 4 unit apartment building, about 20 feet from
> another one, with a bunch more all around me well within that 1/4 or so of
> a
> mile that used to be between me and the neighbors, all very old buildings
> so
> I'm just taking my 100 watts and running with it.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "tom behler" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sunday, August 15, 2010 9:21 PM
> Subject: Re: Kevin's amplifier tuning cheat sheet
>
>
>> Steve:
>>
>>
>> Well, so far, your experiences come pretty close to mine.
>>
>> Like you, I want to get someone sighted over here sometime with a meter,
>> and
>> a familiarity with the amp and its characteristics, so I can determine
>> how
>> I'm actually doing.
>>
>> All of this adds up to why I bought the 572B's.
>>
>> I figured that with more robust tubes, I at least have less of a chance
>> for
>> all heck to break loose if I happen to make a blunder in the tuning
>> process.
>>
>> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>>
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