ameritron 811-hd

[NightThumper]

Heathkit SB 1000. https://swap.qth.com/view_photo.php?counter=1385592

 

[552fl]

that don't look bad...

 

[552fl]

looks good but that site just looks unsafe;;

 

[wavrider]

Unsafe for what??
You got to have a call sign to send and receive messages on QTH.com
Call sign to register also.
Looking for an SB220? Or equivelant.
http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/search
List of hamfests in FL. choose one and go shopping, best place to find a used amp NOT at ebay prices

 

[StrangeBrew]

.... best place to find a used amp NOT at ebay prices

Also keep an eye on Craigslist, a lot of people will let stuff go cheaper for a local buyer in order to avoid dealing with shipping the item.

 

[Captain Kilowatt]

looks good but that site just looks unsafe;;

Unsafe? How? It is one of the better places to deal on. It's got Ebay all beat to hell.

 

[NightThumper]

I’ve bought/sold on QTH for years without an isssue. When you respond to an ad using the email link the listing persons phone number is there so you can call them.

The CAPTAIN is right “one of the better places to deal on!”

 

[DainBramage]

Unsafe? How? It is one of the better places to deal on.....

I’ve bought/sold on QTH for years without an isssue...

Count me in too.

The site owner is a stand up guy.
Sure, anything can happen on any site, but QTH is one of, it not the "best" to deal on.

 

[552fl]

ok check them out again..what type of plug do I need on the end of the foot pedal???rca or a quarter inch phono plug??

 

[Captain Kilowatt]

ok check them out again..what type of plug do I need on the end of the foot pedal???rca or a quarter inch phono plug??

Whatever fits the amp you are going to get. I have seen some amps (Juma from Finland) that take a 1/8 plug. The AL-811H takes an RCA connector.

 

[552fl]

back to the heathkit sb220??is it the rca plug

 

[Captain Kilowatt]

Ten seconds with Google images said it was also an RCA.

 

[552fl]

thank you sir.

 

[552fl]

same plug for the ameritron right?so would it be feasible to spend $1000 on a heathkit sb220 that's somewhere around 25 years old or spend $950 on a new ameritron al-811h with less watts with a warranty..

 

[Captain Kilowatt]

Ameritron will not warranty the 811A tubes if it is evident that they were run hard. The plates are pretty thin and fragile and I have actually seen holes burned straight thru the plates of 811A's from operators running them too hard especially in AM service. It just kills them. My personal preference is for an amp that uses external anode ceramic tubes. In CB-speak they are called steel tubes even though they are NOT made of steel. That reminds me I need to get back on my little home brew amp project that uses a 3CX3000A7 tube.