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Help me choose an amp builder for 11 meter mobile.
- Thread starter snippits75
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) You done research already ... Don't Buy Amps Of Ebay ! jmo
Much has changed in the last 15 years. At this point it's not a question of who you want to build your custom amplifier but rather who is even still building amps. Good luck.
Watch out.
Lots of shady guys on the internet selling amps that seem to disappear after you send them money.
Beware of the Wallmart to Wallmart send money thing..
Not long ago I seen a guy fork over some big bucks for a Amp that was said to be built with non red dot Toshiba Transistors.
Paid lots of money for it.
When he got it, more than 6 months later, the top of the transistors were blacked out so you can not tell what brand they are.
And I have heard other horror stories from guys buying amps from back yard builder types.
I also would stick with a dealer and buy new.
Like Momma said
"You never know what you are gonna get"
Hate to see you send a bunch of cash and get a brick in a box shipped to you.
73
Jeff
Lots of shady guys on the internet selling amps that seem to disappear after you send them money.
Beware of the Wallmart to Wallmart send money thing..
Not long ago I seen a guy fork over some big bucks for a Amp that was said to be built with non red dot Toshiba Transistors.
Paid lots of money for it.
When he got it, more than 6 months later, the top of the transistors were blacked out so you can not tell what brand they are.
And I have heard other horror stories from guys buying amps from back yard builder types.
I also would stick with a dealer and buy new.
Like Momma said
"You never know what you are gonna get"
Hate to see you send a bunch of cash and get a brick in a box shipped to you.
73
Jeff
Danny 123 in Chicago is one of the few legit builders I can vouch for. His specialty is "big".
If that's what you're looking for.
Don't have contact info, but I can ask around.
73
If that's what you're looking for.
Don't have contact info, but I can ask around.
73
Ran across a used Cobra 450 XL today locally. Got it for $130. It has a bonding ground strap covering up most of the four transistors. I could see that they were Motorola RRO2 H. Pretty sure they are MRF 454, but that part I could not see. It's in good condition on the outside, and I don't see anything burnt up on the inside.
CBradiomagazine has pictures here on the forums from a post, and mine looks just like it on the inside and outside. Post #5 by sonoma on that thread mentioned that they saw a resistor that was getting hot that comes off the variable power switch. I looked at mine, and sure enough that very same resistor has been changed.
I want to take it easy on this amp. How much dead key should I run into this amp?
Below is the CBradiomagazine link here in the forums.
https://www.worldwidedx.com/threads/finally-found-one.166595/
CBradiomagazine has pictures here on the forums from a post, and mine looks just like it on the inside and outside. Post #5 by sonoma on that thread mentioned that they saw a resistor that was getting hot that comes off the variable power switch. I looked at mine, and sure enough that very same resistor has been changed.
I want to take it easy on this amp. How much dead key should I run into this amp?
Below is the CBradiomagazine link here in the forums.
https://www.worldwidedx.com/threads/finally-found-one.166595/
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Is X Force amps still selling amps? Went to their page and can't find any amps! Even with an account! I was looking for a midnight special amp but I guess not...
Under what name? Zapco from the mauldroppers forum took over xforce around 2014.
Yes.
And the build was better when Carl had the name.
Hummmm
Tap Tap Tap
Hummmm
Ya, about then.
73
Jeff
PS
Anyone remember Bumpy Johnson?
73
Jeff