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Joe
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 05, 2002 - 10:24 am: | 
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Hello. I have just ordered a KL-300P Mobile amp (from copper) and was wandering a few things. I probobly should have asked these things before i made the purchase, but I am pretty confident that it will do what i need, I just want to ask to ease my wondering. first off, on the features, it says 26db pre-amp. Does that mean it boosts the incoming signal 26db or that it boosts your outgoing modulation 26db? 2nd, it says "frequency: 25-30 mhz." Is that the freq. range it amplifies, and does that mean it can be used on 11 meter c.b.? 3rd, the input power is 1-4 watts. Does that mean i cant use it on ssb since ssb typicaly runs 12 watts? Will this do for just getting accross town in my mobile to my base through the skip (medium size city, 43,000 population,) because that is all i realy need it for? And finaly, how long does it usualy take to recieve the product you have ordered on line from copper from the time you place the order? I am very sorry I rambled and asked so many questions. I am very greatful for your time in reading this and i thank you very much for any feedback you can provide. Thanks again,
Joe |
Warlock
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 05, 2002 - 9:21 pm: |
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1. The preamp on the 300p is on as long as the amp is on, and it amplifies tyour incoming signal.
2. The input is for AM carrier. I recommend the low end like 1-2w. For ssb 12-20w.
3. It will help getting across town and skip. The #1 link is a good antenna installed and grounded correctly, #2 is getting the amp supplied with ample current and ground. |
Tech181
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 05, 2002 - 11:44 pm: |
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Joe,
Become a registered user of this forum and you can view the entire review I did on the KL300P.
Steve
Tech181
Tech181@copperelectronics.com |
Slyder216
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 06, 2002 - 12:24 am: |
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joe
you CAN use the amp on 11 meters however it is illegal to do! |
Joe
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 06, 2002 - 9:04 am: |
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ok. thank you very much for all your replies, and one more thing i am not to clear on. It says 4 watts input. what if you have more than 4 watts comming out of the back of your radio? Also, side band is 12 watts, so what would happen there? would this amp be usable for ssb? Thank you for your feed back, It helped alot, and i am going to register so maybe i can help people with there questions. Thanks again!
Joe |
Joe
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 06, 2002 - 9:30 am: |
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Just saw an inlarged photo of the amp and it has an am/ssb switch. how can it do sideband when it says the input it handles is 4 watts? or does that mean 4 watts is the minimum to drive the amp? |
jburner
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 06, 2002 - 9:48 pm: |
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Joe, Input numbers are for am deadkey (no modulation), and the 1 to 2 watt range is recomended. In ssb operation there is no dead key it is all modulation (no am carrier) your 12 watt pep for ssb will not be a problem. Just keep the am deadkey low. |
Spacemonkey
| | Posted on Thursday, February 07, 2002 - 11:01 am: |
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Ok. thank you guys, you have awnsered my question. Also, tech181, I am now registerd and I couldnt find your review in the product review section. Is it still there? |
PoleCat467
| | Posted on Friday, March 15, 2002 - 9:46 pm: |
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hello all,hope someone can help me out.I run a Galaxy Saturn Turbo and i just bought an older amp its a contex 500 with 16lq6 driving 4 6lq6.Ive tried driving it at diff watts and cant get very much swing out and the pep isnt very high for this amp.right now it swings about 300 watts with pep about 550.My Turbo can do half this,maybe i should look for a diff amp? |
Taz
| | Posted on Saturday, March 16, 2002 - 11:27 pm: |
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your radio isnt swinging hard enough! OR YOUR PUTTING TOO MUCH DEADKEY INTO IT |
RCI2990
| | Posted on Saturday, March 16, 2002 - 11:45 pm: |
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Polecat,
Watch those tubes there guy!! Too much deadkey will pue them in no time flat!!!
BTW are you from Indiana?
I used to talk to a Polecat that lived near the Ohio line sometime back... |
Warlock
| | Posted on Sunday, March 17, 2002 - 9:29 am: |
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A Turbo model radio is best suited for a 6 transistor (2879) or larger solid state amp or a tube amp with a pair of 3-500z's or a quad of 572b's. |
RCI2990
| | Posted on Sunday, March 17, 2002 - 10:31 am: |
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that radio is just too much for a average CB amp that requires only 4 watts into it.. hes better off with something like a heathkit SB 220, Dentron MLA 2500, Ameritron AL 80B or something to the likes. Or a X force 60012 high driver... Someday id like to give one of those X force amps a try behind my 2990. |
409
| | Posted on Monday, March 18, 2002 - 2:16 am: |
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That's pretty close for 1- 6LQ6 driving 4. That combo won't safely go much higher without hurting the tubes. |
PoleCat467
| | Posted on Monday, March 18, 2002 - 8:41 am: |
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RCI2990 well there is only one PoleCat out there buddy,its me.i want to thank all of you for the info.i think i'm going to get a different amp.i can turn my turbo down to ½ watt and i still dont get the swing i'm looking for.and didnt know if that turbo was to much for that 500.i want to thank Taz & Warlock for your info also.thanks alot guys. |
RCI2990
| | Posted on Monday, March 18, 2002 - 7:41 pm: |
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You know who i am Polecat.. ;-)
73zzzzzzzzzz |
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