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If he already has a 6 pill the 8 pill won't make much difference. He will see more power on his watt meter but people he's talking to won't notice much if any improvement.
If that's what he want's then that's what he want's. If money is the issue it's not worth it.
Hard to say. People used to list CB amps as ham amps trying to stay out of legal trouble. If you new to all of this I can understand why that would be confusing. You kind of have to know what you're buying.
We're talking about the same thing. The transistors in these amps are round and white like a big aspirin. Pill is CB slang for a transistor. Usually a Toshiba 2sc2879.
The last time I looked at a genuine Toshiba 2879 they were nearly $200 a piece. There are some counterfeits out there that look...
You couldn't buy 6 real Toshiba transistors for $500 a few years ago and I know they are insanely expensive now. Something is fishy about that. Ill bet he's using the knockoff Toshiba look alikes from Ebay. RFparts is the only place you're getting a genuine Toshiba 2879 from.
Edit: Im not...
ICA Manufacturing has most of what you need. I haven't bought any pill amp stuff in years but back then you didn't save much by building it. Builders save by buying in bulk. If you make some mistakes and have to buy more stuff you'll end up spending more. There used to be free amp plans floating...
I can see where the sleeve would really help. I can feel a huge difference with the top cover off. Thanks for the blower info. It's mucho better. Loud is ok by me. The amp is remote operated from the garage. Tuned for 3885 and I can move around quite a bit and not worry about retuning. The ant...
I agree with that. I could never get the braid to not look sloppy. I had a Cobra XL350 with the braid and it was the nicest looking one I've saw.
I don't believe it's necessary with the copper boards everyone uses. Years ago CCM said something about it being done on printed boards to make sure...
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