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I run AM alot on 80 and I use a ft101E w/ all AM mods and a TEN TEC TITAN 425. With this setup I can easily run 1500 peak with a 1kw avg out put(measured on lp100A) Thats with only 55watts of exciter power. Now that I have new tetrodes, with a full 115 watts in I see 3300 out!! But never run it that high, I just wanted to know..... But anyway with the 101 running damn near idle at 55watts out and the amp sleeping at 1500, I keep the mic gain down and use a Ten Tec 709. I get glowing reports and alot of folks think im running big iron. The key to nice audio is not to over do it and keep your bandwidth respectable!

Oh and to who ever said solid state rigs arent good on am, you should listen to a TS870 or Ten Tec orion/omni7. I think you would change your mind. I heard an omni 7 one night talking to a guywith an old globeking running a converted AM broadcast transmitter. The omni was hands down the best sounding. Technology is a great thing if your smart enough to employ it correctly!!

<blockquote data-quote="dxhound" data-source="post: 174162" data-attributes="member: 2167">I run AM alot on 80 and I use a ft101E w/ all AM mods and a TEN TEC TITAN 425. With this setup I can easily run 1500 peak with a 1kw avg out put(measured on lp100A) Thats with only 55watts of exciter power. Now that I have new tetrodes, with a full 115 watts in I see 3300 out!! But never run it that high, I just wanted to know..... But anyway with the 101 running damn near idle at 55watts out and the amp sleeping at 1500, I keep the mic gain down and use a Ten Tec 709. I get glowing reports and alot of folks think im running big iron. The key to nice audio is not to over do it and keep your bandwidth respectable!Oh and to who ever said solid state rigs arent good on am, you should listen to a TS870 or Ten Tec orion/omni7. I think you would change your mind. I heard an omni 7 one night talking to a guywith an old globeking running a converted AM broadcast transmitter. The omni was hands down the best sounding. Technology is a great thing if your smart enough to employ it correctly!!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="dxhound, post: 174162, member: 2167"] I run AM alot on 80 and I use a ft101E w/ all AM mods and a TEN TEC TITAN 425. With this setup I can easily run 1500 peak with a 1kw avg out put(measured on lp100A) Thats with only 55watts of exciter power. Now that I have new tetrodes, with a full 115 watts in I see 3300 out!! But never run it that high, I just wanted to know..... But anyway with the 101 running damn near idle at 55watts out and the amp sleeping at 1500, I keep the mic gain down and use a Ten Tec 709. I get glowing reports and alot of folks think im running big iron. The key to nice audio is not to over do it and keep your bandwidth respectable! Oh and to who ever said solid state rigs arent good on am, you should listen to a TS870 or Ten Tec orion/omni7. I think you would change your mind. I heard an omni 7 one night talking to a guywith an old globeking running a converted AM broadcast transmitter. The omni was hands down the best sounding. Technology is a great thing if your smart enough to employ it correctly!! [/QUOTE]

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