Another thought from the guy who has never owned an amp; is there any 
sort of after market solid state replacement for the offending relays?
Pat, K9JAUAt 09:16 AM 2/23/2014, you wrote:
>Hi, all.
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>Well, I'd now like to tap into the wisdom of the group on an issue I don't
>know a whole lot about, so please bare with me.
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>As I think many of you know, I use an Ameritron AL811H tube-type amplifier
>with my TS590 HF setup.  I also have an ARB704 buffer box in the circuit, to
>protect the relay circuit in the TS590.
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>I'm actually very happy with the setup, although tuning the amp can be a bit
>tricky at times, even with the TW1.
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>Anyway, the AL811H has a relay circuit that is rather noisy when keying and
>unkeying.  This is apparent on SSB, and even more apparent on CW.  In fact,
>the noisy relay circuit is one of the main reasons I don't like to use the
>amp when in CW mode, due to the constant and rather annoying relay chatter.
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>My question is this:  Do solid-state amplifiers have relay circuits in them
>that are as noisy, or do they tend to be quieter?
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>There is no way I have the money in my budget right now to purchase a solid
>state amp, since I believe they can run into the thousands of dollars, but
>I'm wondering if this might be something for me to think about in the long
>term?
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>I'm looking forward to all of your observations and suggestions.
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>Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ
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