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[AMPS] Collins 204H-1/GRT-12 HF Amp (2x4CX1000 2-30 MHz)

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Subject: [AMPS] Collins 204H-1/GRT-12 HF Amp (2x4CX1000 2-30 MHz)
From: n2ckh@cybercomm.net (Steve Hajducek)
Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2001 20:34:47 -0300

Hi Lance,

I have a Collins 204F-1(AM-2374/URT), wonderful beast, just for the benefit of
anyone interested in the $2,000 offer, jump at it in my opinion. If the 204H is
in the same box it is 70 in h x 20 in w x 22 1/4 in d. 220-440 vac, 60 Hz 
single
phase and weighs in at just under 600 pounds, the schematic is at my web site.

I wish I had room for a 2nd one.

/s/ Steve, N2CKH
http://www.qsl.net/n2ckh

At 02:47 PM 8/17/01 -0600, you wrote:

>Hello Amplifier gurus!  I am interested in selling my HF amp to help
>contribute toward the costs of my 6m EME antenna project.  I don't use HF 
>anymore,
>so I really can't seem to justify hanging onto it.  It is big, and would 
>have to be
>picked up by somebody in the Pacific Northwest.  It is approximately 22"W 
>x 22"D x
>5.5' high and weighs a few hundred pounds.  It does no longer have the 
>auto tuning
>circuitry in it.  It does not currently work, but I am fairly confident it 
>only
>requires a simple repair to restore either the bias or screen voltage.  A 
>loose
>screw fell down into the circuitry years ago and I haven't had the time, 
>interest or
>need to repair it.  I have a couple of manuals for it that come pretty 
>close to
>matching this unit's circuitry (although the part humbers referenced seem 
>to be
>different).
>
>Just prior to its failure, I removed the driver stages from it and 
>installed a 50
>ohm load across the grids, so it could be driven directly with a 100w 
>transceiver
>without all the various attenuation pads that were previously 
>required.  It worked
>GREAT in this mode (until the missed loose part fell into the works - 
>HI!).  (B+
>supply is still all OK).
>
>Needless to say, the amp runs plenty of power!  It was manufactured by 
>"Republic
>Electronic Industries", obviously subcontracting under Collins.  It has an HN
>connector for output, and a built-in wattmeter.  Of course, I have never 
>actually
>put such a signal out on the air (!), but I have seen it very easily go up 
>to 4 kw
>PEP output.  It has no loading control, so requires either a really huge 
>antenna
>tuner or needs to be run into resonant antennas (which is what I did here, 
>on 75m,
>40m, and 20m). It runs anywhere between 2 and 30 MHz.  I think with the 
>addition of
>another mylar capacitor in the lowest bandswitch position, you could get 
>it to go
>down to 160 meters, which is where I really wanted to use it if I keep it.
>
>I also have a couple of spare 4CX1000A's I will include along with the 
>amp, since I
>don't need them for anything else.  I am asking $2000 for the amp 
>AS-IS.  If I have
>time to get it throwing flames again, it should be worth much more than 
>that.  I
>would appreciate hearing from anyone in the Pacific Northwest seriously 
>interested.
>MNI TNX and VY 73, Lance
>
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