On Apr 1, 2005, at 6:05 AM, Tony King - W4ZT wrote:
> Dr. William J. Schmidt, II wrote:
>
>> Will...
>>
>> Tubes in stand-by formation... Interesting idea... Sounds like a
>> good line
>> to give the FCC when they show up to see the twin 8877 amp in
>> operation!
>>
>>
> There would probably be little interest in twin 8877's, too common and
> not enough db, but maybe twin YC-156s... ;~)
A single 8171 would probably be more stable and it would definitely be
easier to drive and easier to cool.
>> <<Personally, I don't like cramming all those solid state devices
>> together
>> that way when 1 tube will do the same.>> Not sure what this has to
>> do with
>> anything other than failing eye sight.
>>
>> Transistors surely aren't for everyone...I own tube stuff too!
>> ...but, get
>> back to me in 5-10 years when all your tubes are gone/ manufacturers
>> are all
>> out of business and we can discuss this again.
>>
>>
> I'd bet there'll still be a bunch of tubes around in ten years.
> Judging
> from my garage and I'm sure others are similar, it'll take nearly a
> lifetime for that kind of change. Maybe in ten years we'll have some
> nice new devices that'll make working with them as easy as working with
> tubes. The warmth and glow wont be there though...
> <snip>
The warmth will always be there in a wide-band linear amplifier.
>
> 73, Tony W4ZT
>
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