> why would one spend $850 on a AL-811H when you can find a
> 30L-1 for considerably less?
Can you walk into the local amateur radio store or pick up
the phone and call HRO to order a 30L-1 at the same price?
The 30L-1 also lacks 160 meters, tuned inputs and does not
work well with modern solid state transceivers. What about
160 meters?
> An AL82 for $1300 instead of a L4B?
Try to find an L4B "off the shelf." What about 160 meters
and T/R switch compatibility with modern solid state amplifiers?
> Come on guys, you're smoking that cheap stuff.
Ameritron were built to meet a price point and market need. If
the 30L-1 or L4-B were available new today, their price would be
more than twice what of the AL-811H or AL-82.
You do not have to like Ameritron but as far as I know they are
the only ones still building amateur amplifiers with glass tubes.
73,
... Joe, W4TV
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