All I can say is WOW... That is the most unreal buy ever.. If those are the ones manufactured in the 90's they are worth a mint.. If they are the original made in the 40's and 50's then that is the right price... The owner Jeff has gone crazy with transformers all of which are Peter Dahl...
Bob W1PE -----Original Message----- From: amradio-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:amradio-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Rob Atkinson Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2010 12:33 PM To: Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service Subject: Re: [AMRadio] You must see this. Bob, I was referring to the tube Grommes. Saw a nice looking one in the flea at Dayton for around $90 and I stupidly took a pass, then changed my mind about 10 minutes later but by then it had gone. A couple months later in the summer I saw another one at the Six Meter Club/Antique Radio Club swapmeet in Wheaton IL near Chicago that was around $80. Now, these were fairly low powered, probably only 10 to 20 watts and mono. A buddy of mine grabbed the one at the hamfest in Wheaton. I've been coveting it ever since hi hi. Actually made a casual offer to buy it (he hasn't used it for anything yet) not too long ago. No deal. He knows it's a good one, and it is beautiful. So, keep ur eyes open, they're out there. Why do I want them? I'm no audio guy. I like the small tube amps to boost the product detector audio to drive speakers and give that tube boatanchor sound out the back of a solid state transceiver. I'm getting by perfectly well with old Heathkit 12 w. p.p. mono amps though. I can fill the house with 75 meter AM audio on a Saturday afternoon if I want to. 73 Rob K5UJ On Tue, Jan 12, 2010 at 10:14 AM, Bob Peters <rwpet...@swbell.net> wrote: > Not these GROMMES Rob...These are there tube amps > not the solid state ones... Check out their > website... My company OEM's there Solid State > amps...The $1500 is our cost from Grommes on the > tube version ... He pays way too much for the iron > but buys good stuff ... > > Bob W1PE > > -----Original Message----- > From: amradio-boun...@mailman.qth.net > [mailto:amradio-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf > Of Rob Atkinson > Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2010 9:19 AM > To: Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service > Subject: Re: [AMRadio] You must see this. > > Bob, > > You can buy Grommes amps at hamfest flea markets > for under $100, > usually in the $60 to $80 range. > > If you find one, fix it up and give it to ur boss. > A little job > security perhaps. > > 73 > > Rob > K5UJ > > > On Tue, Jan 12, 2010 at 8:04 AM, Bob Peters > <rwpet...@swbell.net> wrote: >> My GOD... I cannot understand what type of > person >> would spend this kind of money for an audio > amp!!! >> Hams complain about a $5k RF Amp or a $2000 >> broadcast transmitter. I know that people pay >> it... My boss has a pair of Grommes Tube amps > that >> are in the $1500 area. They sound fantastic. > These >> are the same guys that are using vinyl records > and >> not CD's... 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