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    • samrc
    • Membership List
    • Founding Principles
    • Swap Shop
    • Great Events Part One
    • Great Events Part Two
    • Restorations Pt.1
    • Shack Photos
    • Gatherings Coming Up
    • Strays and Wanderings
    • Resources and Links
    • Mack's Restoration BC 1T
    • Restorations Pt 2
    • Restorations Part 3
    • Restorations Part 4
    • Restorations Part 5

The Southeastern AM Radio Club

The Southeastern AM Radio ClubThe Southeastern AM Radio ClubThe Southeastern AM Radio Club
  • samrc
  • Membership List
  • Founding Principles
  • Swap Shop
  • Great Events Part One
  • Great Events Part Two
  • Restorations Pt.1
  • Shack Photos
  • Gatherings Coming Up
  • Strays and Wanderings
  • Resources and Links
  • Mack's Restoration BC 1T
  • Restorations Pt 2
  • Restorations Part 3
  • Restorations Part 4
  • Restorations Part 5

A Medium Power Table Top Amp

When you have a lot of junk parts scattered around the shack you really ought to do something with them... So, I decided to build a table top medium power amplifier.  Just so happened that I had an old Swan 350 that was totally junk so it offered a good chassis and enclosure for the project.....So, what you see in the following pages is just thrown together from the junk box....  Who needs to spend a bunch of money for an amp when you can build one out of junk parts.....the true definition of the word, "home-brew."  WB4GWA

Progression from old chassis to stripped and bead blasted and painted with new top and initial layout

Build Begins. used parts that i had in my junk. Placement of tube sockets and filament choke and relay

tube layout and power supply. Supply is 2300 volts and i reduced the filament to 5.943 volts. Initial test of the filament and hv supply

initial tests showed i had to reduce the plate cap from 250pf to 150pf. power came up significantly. Lettering of the front panel is to come...


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