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I run all solid state amps in both my mobile and base setups. I prefer them because of the reliability and how the modern amps and radios can be interfaced together and provide auto band switching and some of the newer amps have built in tuners.

As I stated in earlier posts, the initial costs with SS amps are higher because depending on the model, you need your own power supply, or if the power supply is provided which many of them are, the costs can be more than double when your talking a kilowatt or more.

All tubes are delicate in nature and require replacing at some point but at least tubes are still widely available and most tube amps tubes can be user upgraded. I have only used tubes in HI-FI stereo amps and music amplifiers and these tubes still need servicing from time to time too.

If you want to Listen to I2VRN, he is usually on every night around 0500 Zulu and the frequency varies around 7.190 +/- up to 3 kHz

<blockquote data-quote="fourstringburn" data-source="post: 512544" data-attributes="member: 2920">I run all solid state amps in both my mobile and base setups. I prefer them because of the reliability and how the modern amps and radios can be interfaced together and provide auto band switching and some of the newer amps have built in tuners. As I stated in earlier posts, the initial costs with SS amps are higher because depending on the model, you need your own power supply, or if the power supply is provided which many of them are, the costs can be more than double when your talking a kilowatt or more.All tubes are delicate in nature and require replacing at some point but at least tubes are still widely available and most tube amps tubes can be user upgraded. I have only used tubes in HI-FI&nbsp; stereo amps and music amplifiers and these tubes still need servicing from time to time too.If you want to Listen to I2VRN, he is usually on every night around 0500 Zulu and the frequency varies around 7.190&nbsp; +/- up to 3 kHz</blockquote>

[QUOTE="fourstringburn, post: 512544, member: 2920"] I run all solid state amps in both my mobile and base setups. I prefer them because of the reliability and how the modern amps and radios can be interfaced together and provide auto band switching and some of the newer amps have built in tuners. As I stated in earlier posts, the initial costs with SS amps are higher because depending on the model, you need your own power supply, or if the power supply is provided which many of them are, the costs can be more than double when your talking a kilowatt or more. All tubes are delicate in nature and require replacing at some point but at least tubes are still widely available and most tube amps tubes can be user upgraded. I have only used tubes in HI-FI stereo amps and music amplifiers and these tubes still need servicing from time to time too. If you want to Listen to I2VRN, he is usually on every night around 0500 Zulu and the frequency varies around 7.190 +/- up to 3 kHz [/QUOTE]

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