The difference is that the commercial stuff gets dirty *below* a certain power, while he said his amp was dirty *above* 35W.
Joe M. Maire-Radios wrote: > > > *Crescend and Volcom same co.* > ** > *why would you put in a 100 watt PA and try to run it down to 35 watts > it is the same problem if you take a Motorola Micor repeater 75 watt > unit and try to do low power with it same problems.* > ** > ** > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* James Adkins <mailto:[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > *Sent:* Sunday, December 20, 2009 2:03 PM > *Subject:* Re: [Repeater-Builder] Henry Repeater Amp or TE Systems > > > > 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 > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> 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 <mailto:[email protected]> > *To:* repeater-builder > <mailto:[email protected]> > *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 <http://www.nixahams.net> > > Southern Missouri Assistant Frequency Coordinator - Missouri > Repeater Council > www.missourirepeater.org <http://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 <http://www.nixahams.net> > > Southern Missouri Assistant Frequency Coordinator - Missouri > Repeater Council > www.missourirepeater.org <http://www.missourirepeater.org> > > The Nixa Amateur Radio Club - "There is no charge for awesomeness!" > (Well, only $1.00 per month) > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 9.0.717 / Virus Database: 270.14.115/2577 - Release Date: > 12/20/09 02:35:00 >
