Another "chicken band" amp for auction...

[n8yx]

<a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/Heathkit-SB-200-X3-2500-Watts-w-five-572Bs_W0QQitemZ9722720343QQcategoryZ48700QQrdZ1QQc mdZ
ViewItem" target="_blank">eBay Linky</a>

Can anyone find the 80-15M portion of the plate circuit? Still there, and isn't visible in the photo...or has it been removed entirely?

Get your hands on this one and be LOUD on 10M! http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

[WA2ZDY]

I've seen that one before. #What a bizarre "mod." #I like the outboard power supply. #I wonder if he considered plate modulating it while he was at it?

Didja notice the shipping fee? #$150. # Wow. #MUST be some serious iron in that outboard box!

"Hellooooooooooooo skipland, dis be da unit four-five-oh in da motorcar . . . " (Whatever a "unit 450" is, I used to live next door to him. Ugh.)

[M3KCK]

What has a Chicken Band Amp got to do with Amateur Radio?

You can find lots of CB gear here if Anyone want it http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/rock.gif? http://electronics.listings.ebay.co.uk/Radio-E....temList (http://electronics.listings.ebay.co.uk/Radio-Equipment_CB-Radio_W0QQfclZ3QQfromZR11QQsacatZ40054QQsocmdZList ingItemList) #
Is Anyone really that Interested?
73
Regards
Andrew # M3KCK

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Omg look @ All that Illegal gear!! Gosh http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/cool.gif

[WA9SVD]

Quote[/b] (M3KCK @ May 14 2006,11:10)]What has a Chicken Band Amp got to do with Amateur Radio?

You can find lots of CB gear here if Anyone want it http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/rock.gif? http://electronics.listings.ebay.co.uk/Radio-E....temList (http://electronics.listings.ebay.co.uk/Radio-Equipment_CB-Radio_W0QQfclZ3QQfromZR11QQsacatZ40054QQsocmdZList ingItemList)
Is Anyone really that Interested?
73
Regards
Andrew M3KCK

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Omg look @ All that Illegal gear!! Gosh http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/cool.gif
I guess some people take great joy in perusing eBay looking for transgressions. Perhaps that's a good thing; they would probably end up as some sort of "Frequency" or "DX" Police, and making things miserable on the air, rather being mere gadflies on the Internet...

BTW, if they are SO concerned, why don't they BUY the unit, and use it for a raffle at their local club picnic or Field Day outing? $1.00 a ticket (not sure how much that is in Euro's) for a swing with a 10 lb. (~4.5 Kg.) sledge hammer. It would keep the junk off the air, which I assume (I know, BAD to make assumptions) is their goal. Or maybe they just want to mitch and boan.

[KF0RT]

It's interesting... eBay has a CB amplifier section in the UK version of their website, but no such category exists on the US site.

Are those things legal in Britain?

73, Rob

[kb2vxa]

"Page not responding..." just as well.

Chris, what's a Flipperdoo and what does it do? Same as Mamadoo on the ra-dee-oo I guess. That "fo fi oh in da mota caa" is a dead give-away, must have been "wirlwi on da bas flappin' da gumz on chanal A-teen." Yup, they have a lingo all thier own.

[M3KCK]

Quote[/b] (KF0RT @ May 14 2006,22:56)]It's interesting... #eBay has a CB amplifier section in the UK version of their website, but no such category exists on the US site.

Are those things legal in Britain?

73, Rob
They would be Illegal to Use here in the U.K

I can’t say I have seen a special section for this, but there again I have not looked.
But there are some Items listed in the CB section on eBay that is Universal with Amateur Radio, So at times it’s worth a look.

CB is limited to 4Watts in the U.K on FM Only,
es 73
Regards,
Andrew M3KCK

[WA2ZDY]

What makes this particular auction interesting to hams is the fact that this monstrosity started out as an SB200. The SB200 remains a very popular amp even 40 years after it first hit the ham bands. It is a very good amp and worth a good chunk of change even unmodified.

This disgrace on ebay is a sacriledge.

And yes Warren, he was indeed a channel 18 denizen. His station couldn't hold up to the usual on there but he sure played the part well. I never ran into difficulty with him as I lived in the basement of the house next door and had all my ham stuff mobile. The S&W 66 I carried probably weighed into that fact too.

He actually wasn't a bad guy, he just had bad taste in hobbies.

[n8yx]

Okay...here's a <a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/HAM-RADIO-STATION-6-KW-COMPLETE-OPERATING-PACKAGE_W0QQitemZ9726700602QQcategoryZ1502QQrdZ1
QQcmdZViewItem" target="_blank">Ham Radio Station - 6KW complete operating package</a> up for auction. Featuring a TS-450S as the centerpiece.

KCK, it's as 'amateur related' as any other CB-centric topic which is posted here...yet no one seems to carp when such things as Enforcement Action notices involving CBers and the like appear on the board. Why do you suppose that is?

[KC0W]

Quote[/b] (n8yx @ May 15 2006,02:40)]Okay...here's a <a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/HAM-RADIO-STATION-6-KW-COMPLETE-OPERATING-PACKAGE_W0QQitemZ9726700602QQcategoryZ1502QQrdZ1

QQcmdZViewItem" target="_blank">Ham Radio Station - 6KW complete operating package</a> up for auction. Featuring a TS-450S as the centerpiece.
That really is a beauty of an amp. I have to wonder why someone would use such a "substandard" radio with it though.

I have personally been looking for a Henry 8K or an Alpha 77 (duel 8877's) for quite some time now. I responded to a guy on QTH.com who had a Henry 8K for sale few months ago. He emailed me back stating that he wanted $13,000 for it...........What a complete nut!!!


Tom kcØw

[ae6yd]

The TS-450 ain't a bad radio, and imagine what using an IC-7800 or such would do to the price of the station. I'd bet he does use a higher-end rig with it, and the 450's his backup rig, which he's selling because he wants to keep his main.

[WA9SVD]

Quote[/b] (WA2ZDY @ May 14 2006,16:28)]What makes this particular auction interesting to hams is the fact that this monstrosity started out as an SB200. The SB200 remains a very popular amp even 40 years after it first hit the ham bands. It is a very good amp and worth a good chunk of change even unmodified.

This disgrace on ebay is a sacriledge.

And yes Warren, he was indeed a channel 18 denizen. His station couldn't hold up to the usual on there but he sure played the part well. I never ran into difficulty with him as I lived in the basement of the house next door and had all my ham stuff mobile. The S&W 66 I carried probably weighed into that fact too.

He actually wasn't a bad guy, he just had bad taste in hobbies.
Now wait a minute! Assuming the Power supply is still good, I'd consider buying it, and with careful redesign, use it for a HF amp from 80-10 Meters... OH, just what IS an SB-200http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/rock.gif I figure the wheel always WAS a poor design and needed to be re-engineered.

Actually, if it were appropriate, I'd consider it, rip out the guts, save for the Power supply, and use it as the basis of a nice 6M linear... Of course, that would negate it's value as a HeathKit collector's item!

[ko0m]

Quote[/b] (wa9svd @ May 15 2006,02:27)]Quote[/b] (WA2ZDY @ May 14 2006,16:28)]What makes this particular auction interesting to hams is the fact that this monstrosity started out as an SB200. #The SB200 remains a very popular amp even 40 years after it first hit the ham bands. #It is a very good amp and worth a good chunk of change even unmodified.

This disgrace on ebay is a sacriledge.

And yes Warren, he was indeed a channel 18 denizen. # His station couldn't hold up to the usual on there but he sure played the part well. #I never ran into difficulty with him as I lived in the basement of the house next door and had all my ham stuff mobile. # The S&W 66 I carried probably weighed into that fact too.

He actually wasn't a bad guy, he just had bad taste in hobbies.
Now wait a minute! #Assuming the Power supply is still good, I'd consider buying it, and with careful redesign, use it for a HF amp from 80-10 Meters... #OH, just what IS an SB-200http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/rock.gif #I figure the wheel always WAS a poor design and needed to be re-engineered.

# #Actually, if it were appropriate, I'd consider it, rip out the guts, save for the Power supply, and use it as the basis of a nice 6M linear... #Of course, that would negate it's value as a HeathKit collector's item!

This is almost like a "Gun Control" argument; "Amps don't QRM the band, LIDS do! #http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif

Quote[/b] (wa9svd @ May 14 2006,17:39)]
......BTW, if they are SO concerned, why don't they BUY the unit, and use it for a raffle at their local club picnic or Field Day outing? #$1.00 a ticket (not sure how much that is in Euro's) for a swing with a 10 lb. (~4.5 Kg.) sledge hammer. #It would keep the junk off the air, which I assume (I know, BAD to make assumptions) is their goal. #Or maybe they just want to mitch and boan.


Well, it seems that someone as far away as Australia has expressed interest in the amplifier; now that would really keep it "out of your ears" if it was sent over there,......until the Sun-spot index goes up #http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/laugh.gif

From just looking at the pictures one could deduce that the power supply is good because all the tubes are lite and the meter on the amp is reading High Voltage.

Reading thru the auction, you can also see that the "fellow" has offered a money back guarantee and local pick-up; I'm sure that the equipment works or the fellow would not be so straight forward about the sale.

Rhetorical Question: Is there anybody other than wa9svd who can do more than just pass a test; what happened to the days when Hams experimented, modified and built their own equipment?

[n8yx]

Quote[/b] (KB8ANN @ May 15 2006,07:23)]Is there anybody other than wa9svd who can do more than just pass a test; what happened to the days when Hams experimented, modified and built their own equipment?
I build and repair stuff all the time.

When I get some pix of my latest projects I'll be glad to post them...

[WB2WIK]

Quote[/b] (KC0W @ May 14 2006,20:32)]I have personally been looking for a Henry 8K or an Alpha 77 (duel 8877's) for quite some time now. I responded to a guy on QTH.com who had a Henry 8K for sale few months ago. He emailed me back stating that he wanted $13,000 for it...........What a complete nut!!!
Maybe, but the 8K had a lot of problems. It's a terribly complicated amplifier, with auto-tune at high power...not easy to pull off, and far more complex than the relatively simple, manual-tune 77SX amp.

I visited the Henry shop when they were building and testing one of these a few years ago and it took hours of tweaking to get the darned thing to work.

If somebody has a trouble-free, "always works" and works well 8K, it probably is worth about $10K. Manual tuned version would be worth a lot less.

WB2WIK/6