small amp for ht

[KB3TQO]

currently i am using a 2 meter hand held as a base station and it would be nice to have a little extra punch. not only the extra punch, it would be nice to take some of the load off of the ht when trying to reach distant repeaters. long qso's tend to get the ht pretty warm when pushing 5 watts.
i dont think i would need more than say 30-50 watts output. any suggestions?

thanks in advance

 

[kd-5-bgt]

Most all ham radio retailers have 2 meter amps that are for HTs and put out around 35 to 50 watts with 3 to 5 watts input

MFJ has a nice list of amps

 

[Beetle]

Check the back half of any recent QST or CQ magazine. Lots of advertisements for amplifiers of just about any type.

 

[Moleculo]

I have one of these PowerPlus HL-35, except mine has a preamp:

You can find them here: RF Parts Company. The do right at 30 watts and are made by Tokyo Hi-Power. It's a pretty good value at $59, but you can often find used ones for even cheaper. I got mine for $30 at a swap meet.

 

[KB3TQO]

any suggestions for a dual band amp 2m/70cm w/preamp

 

[packrat]

You would be much better served by spending the same money and getting a dual band mobile that puts out 50 + watts. You would be much happier in the long run.

 

[doctor]

amp

Go up to qth.com, a nice selection of amps posted and for sale..I just viewed...

DOCTOR/795

 

[Captain Kilowatt]

Mirage makes some half decent amps for VHF/UHF. Not great, but not bad.

Mirage

RF Concepts made some pretty good amps and would be my choice however they are out of business and you would have to find a used one somewhere.

There are a lot of TPL amps found on the used market and are great amps, being made for the commercial users and will work great on the ham bands providing the frequency range matches up.

Mobiles


And as Mole has pointed out Tokyo Hi Power makes some really good amps.