TPL I will never consider. We used their 300-W amps for low-band at work, they'd oscillate unless we put in a second TR Relay with a 50-ohm dummy load, then they'd burn up. Not to mention, the 100-w ones we had were very dirty if we ran them above 35w or so.
One brand I considered was Crescend for UHF, they are rock solid. But, they don't make a 220 amp. Will check into Volcom, never heard of them. On Sun, Dec 20, 2009 at 11:09 AM, Maire-Radios <maire-rad...@verizon.net>wrote: > > > *we have used TE, Henry, Volcom and TPL.* > ** > *Volcom and TPL have great service* > ** > *TE got a 150 watt and UHF and no matter what we do to it only puts out > 120 watts came with paper work that show tested at 134 watts on a 150 watt > amp.* > ** > *Had no luck to get this corrected.* > ** > *Will never but a TE amp ever if it was at very low cost.* > ** > *go with a good brand spend a bit more but it works and works* > *Volcom 1ST TPL 2nd* > ** > *John* > > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* James Adkins <adkins.ja...@gmail.com> > *To:* repeater-builder <Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com> > *Sent:* Saturday, December 19, 2009 9:44 PM > *Subject:* [Repeater-Builder] Henry Repeater Amp or TE Systems > > > > Okay all, looking for opinions. > > Our club is going to purchase a 220 amplifier and a 440 amplifier for our > repeaters. > > For 220, we're looking at either the TE Systems 2210RAN or the Henry > C100B10R > For UHF, it's either the TE Systems 4412RA or the Henry C100D30R. > > We have a Henry C300C30R in use for about 3-1/2 years now (running it at > 250w output) on our 6-meter repeater and had to send it in about 13 months > into its life to have the finals replaced. No problems since, though. I > was pleased with Henry's response to the problem. Even though it was out of > warranty, they fixed it under warranty. > > Though the TE systems amplifiers have more output (150w vs 100w), I have > concerns about their reliability. The local D* repeater has had a lot of > problems with their VHF amplifier, and it's not very clean (of course, that > could be the fault of the D* repeater transmitter, too!). > > What are your opinions, TE Systems vs Henry? > > -- > James Adkins, KB0NHX > Vice-President -- Nixa Amateur Radio Club, Inc. (KC0LUN) > www.nixahams.net > > Southern Missouri Assistant Frequency Coordinator - Missouri Repeater > Council > www.missourirepeater.org > > The Nixa Amateur Radio Club - "There is no charge for awesomeness!" (Well, > only $1.00 per month) > > > -- James Adkins, KB0NHX Vice-President -- Nixa Amateur Radio Club, Inc. (KC0LUN) www.nixahams.net Southern Missouri Assistant Frequency Coordinator - Missouri Repeater Council www.missourirepeater.org The Nixa Amateur Radio Club - "There is no charge for awesomeness!" (Well, only $1.00 per month)
