Guys.
This is for everyone in general.
This is the internet.
Hundreds of people are here everyday and not everyone is going to agree on every point.
We all got different experinces and we all got our own opinions.
If you want I can go through this thread and slash and hack it up and remove all the personal jabs.
We should be able to post and express ourselfs with some restraint.
Sometimes you just got to take a deep breath before you hit the post reply button.
Now, back on the real topic of amplifiers.
This debate has been going on for years with no end in sight yet.
Guys have been running amps with no bias for years on the CB band using SSB.
It will work, but there are issues with it.
Yes it has to do with transistor cutoff and distortion and it might not be noticeable to the casual user.
There is a reason that even guys like Carl, that started with building custom comp style amps now offer to add bias to there builds.
I used to like the old TNT amps (not x force, older than that) but they were not biased and always sounded crunchy on SSB to me and my friends that used mostly side band.
My little brother could tell me what amp I was using within a few words because he knew the sound the unbiased made.
And what Chris posted about the unregulated power supply is correct.
He has been around this stuff longer than some members have been alive, so I got to give him some props for experience.
I talk about the X Force 400-12 biased base amp I had.
In the end I pulled the power supply out of it because there was just to many problems associated with running it unregulated.
Even with bias.
Hey
If you have been running one for 20 years plus, that's great.
You got one that all the pieces fell in the right place and worked good together.
My CPI version did not for my use.
And the original poster was asking about how to add bias to his amp.
Chris pointed out that it most likely will not solve the problem.
73
Jeff
This is for everyone in general.
This is the internet.
Hundreds of people are here everyday and not everyone is going to agree on every point.
We all got different experinces and we all got our own opinions.
If you want I can go through this thread and slash and hack it up and remove all the personal jabs.
We should be able to post and express ourselfs with some restraint.
Sometimes you just got to take a deep breath before you hit the post reply button.
Now, back on the real topic of amplifiers.
This debate has been going on for years with no end in sight yet.
Guys have been running amps with no bias for years on the CB band using SSB.
It will work, but there are issues with it.
Yes it has to do with transistor cutoff and distortion and it might not be noticeable to the casual user.
There is a reason that even guys like Carl, that started with building custom comp style amps now offer to add bias to there builds.
I used to like the old TNT amps (not x force, older than that) but they were not biased and always sounded crunchy on SSB to me and my friends that used mostly side band.
My little brother could tell me what amp I was using within a few words because he knew the sound the unbiased made.
And what Chris posted about the unregulated power supply is correct.
He has been around this stuff longer than some members have been alive, so I got to give him some props for experience.
I talk about the X Force 400-12 biased base amp I had.
In the end I pulled the power supply out of it because there was just to many problems associated with running it unregulated.
Even with bias.
Hey
If you have been running one for 20 years plus, that's great.
You got one that all the pieces fell in the right place and worked good together.
My CPI version did not for my use.
And the original poster was asking about how to add bias to his amp.
Chris pointed out that it most likely will not solve the problem.
73
Jeff
