Fw: SB-400 Question:

[Kees & Sandy]

That's the way a pair of good 6146s is supposed to work in a
good HW/SB rig. 80W on 10m, 100W on the rest into a 50ohm
dummy load. Super being able to pick up a REAL "mint" unit !!!

73s  Kees K5BCQ



----- Original Message -----
From: Joe Cro N3IBX <Yardleyite at AOL.COM>
To: <HEATH at LISTSERV.TEMPE.GOV>
Sent: Monday, November 12, 2001 8:31 PM
Subject: SB-400 Question:


> Dear Fellow Heathens,
>                               I have the same lower output on my
> SB-400/401's, SB-102, and HotWaters 100 and 101 when tuning up on 10 meters.
> I've often pondered why they all have lower output on the higher bands.
> Coincidentally, I have a number of sweep tube rigs that have the same
> problem. I've tried alignment after alignment, tube replacements, and just
> about anything else I could think of. The only thing that makes any sense to
> me is the components have changed value due to aging. What may work well on
> 75 and 40 meters may not on 15 and especially ten meters if out of spec. I
> haven't swapped out parasitic suppressors, coupling caps etc but I just may
> give it a try to see if it helps.
>
> I acquired a literally "brand new" HotWater 101 that I had the distinction of
> being the first to have it on the air. It was built by a SK who's family
> passed it along to a Ham neighbor who completed it and then sold it to me a
> few years ago. Surprisingly the output on 10M was in the neighborhood of 80
> watts with a fully dipped plate.
>
> Just my two cents worth.........
>                                              Mod-U-Later,
>                                                                 Joe Cro N3IBX
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