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Xlaxx
Intermediate Member
Username: Xlaxx
Post Number: 306
Registered: 4-2002
| | Posted on Friday, March 28, 2008 - 2:12 pm: | 
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Was wondering if the techs have ever heard or seen this amp before. Has a bandswitch for 10-12-15-20. Load and Tune. AM, CW, SSB. A two (2) tuber, 6LQ6 sweep tubes. Anyone have a schematic or know what it is suppose to do output-wise or band coverage-wise? It is not heavy. Thanks for the help!
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Sonny
Intermediate Member
Username: Sonny
Post Number: 176
Registered: 5-2004
| | Posted on Friday, March 28, 2008 - 9:36 pm: |
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Xlaxx years ago I had one of those if I remember right it would swing to about 200 on ssb and dead key 80 to 90 on am mine had a red cover and a nice front loved it I was only driving it with a stock 11 meter sears 4 watts dead key 12 watts pep |
Xlaxx
Intermediate Member
Username: Xlaxx
Post Number: 307
Registered: 4-2002
| | Posted on Friday, March 28, 2008 - 9:44 pm: |
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OOPS! Sorry,... the title is wrong. It is a 'Firebird', not a Thunderbird.
XLAXX
Moderator Note!
Noted and corrected in the Topic Title for you. |
Sonny
Intermediate Member
Username: Sonny
Post Number: 177
Registered: 5-2004
| | Posted on Friday, March 28, 2008 - 11:25 pm: |
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Xlaxx Mine was a Firebird  |
Xlaxx
Intermediate Member
Username: Xlaxx
Post Number: 308
Registered: 4-2002
| | Posted on Monday, May 26, 2008 - 10:19 pm: |
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OK,... thanks Sonny. I just got an email from another member about it yesterday.
This is a great amp, but have not tried it on the amateur bands. It has a really wimpy coil inside for 10, 15, 20, and 40m.
The swinger function works great! With 2W dirve,... it'll swing to about 200-225W Bird. The 6MJ6 tubes are rugged and durable. If you set up this amp right, the tubes run very cool. I have an older 606 amplifier w/ a single 6LQ6 that seems to be made by Firebird. The company was out of Chicago.
Moderator,...Thanks for correcting my 'title' mistake too,... ;)
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