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Hotwire
Advanced Member
Username: Hotwire
Post Number: 880
Registered: 1-2005
| | Posted on Friday, February 10, 2006 - 1:34 am: | 
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I have a Connex 4800 dxl matched up to a Texas Star 500V for a base as of now. I wanna go base amp and a little bigger. The custom amps are mostly class C and not really suitable for SSB as I'm told. Heard good things about KLV 1000's. Can my 4800 drive the 1000 or the 1000p? 2 watt dead key 30 something swing, maybe 40 swing. I'm afraid it's to little for the 1000p and to big for the 1000. Any ideals or suggestions? Looking for the ONE amp to put an end to my looking at amps! |
Dale
Intermediate Member
Username: Dale
Post Number: 310
Registered: 12-2002
| | Posted on Friday, February 10, 2006 - 9:55 pm: |
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that should work well if anything i think the swing might be a little high.unless the klv is a highdrive
dale/cef426 |
Rldrake
Member
Username: Rldrake
Post Number: 63
Registered: 1-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, February 11, 2006 - 1:04 am: |
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You'd be better off putting the money into an antenna. |
Hotwire
Advanced Member
Username: Hotwire
Post Number: 888
Registered: 1-2005
| | Posted on Saturday, February 11, 2006 - 8:31 am: |
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Rldrake, Yeak I know. Currently I have an Imax 2000. Would love a small beam maybe a Maco but where I'm living now its not an option. Just no room. Too many trees, power lines and neighbors complaining already. Gonna stick with what I have now and maybe upgrade the mobile. |
Dd18
Member
Username: Dd18
Post Number: 72
Registered: 11-2004
| | Posted on Saturday, February 11, 2006 - 6:27 pm: |
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You won't gain anything but heartache from the KL1000. Stick with the DX500. Output will be the same. The new KLV's drop off 30% after a couple of QSO's. |
Troublemaker
Intermediate Member
Username: Troublemaker
Post Number: 274
Registered: 2-2004
| | Posted on Saturday, February 11, 2006 - 6:43 pm: |
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WRONG!! |
Thehobo
Member
Username: Thehobo
Post Number: 63
Registered: 2-2004
| | Posted on Saturday, February 11, 2006 - 11:18 pm: |
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wrong, wrong, wrong!! as far as the klv 1000 amps go, me and a friend have both the 4 and 5 tube models, and there going on 4 + years with no drop in performance of any kind!! if one is to overdrive these amps, i can see them losing as would anyother amp thats abused!!just had to put my nickles worth in here?? in the past 4 to 6 years, ive had, have or used all the base amps that klv made or are still making!! as far as my opinion, for the money, there some of the best amps ive personally used in the many, many years ive been in the cb radio !!! again my personal opinion..
thehobo
274150 am
monitor ch |
Road_warrior
Senior Member
Username: Road_warrior
Post Number: 1231
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Sunday, February 12, 2006 - 1:08 am: |
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Stick with your Texas Star Amp. |
Hotwire
Advanced Member
Username: Hotwire
Post Number: 896
Registered: 1-2005
| | Posted on Sunday, February 12, 2006 - 1:44 am: |
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I've done my homework on the klv1000's and from what I have found is that they are solid and tough to beat for the money. Not like an Ameritron but close. Some owners have replaced the tubes with the russian sevelta tubes for increased performance. My next base radio will be capable of operating a KLV1000. Until then its time to do homework on some base radio options. Maybe RCI2985\95? Maybe wait for the new magnum S9? I see dollars signs in my dreams just not in my pocket. |
Wildrat
Advanced Member
Username: Wildrat
Post Number: 778
Registered: 12-2003
| | Posted on Sunday, February 12, 2006 - 10:55 am: |
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I like my old new DM 600, I feed it 3/4 watt swinging around 15 and I get 75W DK and swinging 1.4 upto 1.6 |
Cornbrown
Intermediate Member
Username: Cornbrown
Post Number: 117
Registered: 7-2005
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 21, 2006 - 12:40 pm: |
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I currently run a KLV 1000, with a Texas Ranger 696FSSB base radio. It is almost a year with no problems super clean output I am seeing this bad boy swing to 800+ watts on AM.My meter might be a little generous, but if i remember well... the watt meter on the KLV also swings the same. I used to run a transister box on the base but it had to go. Love the KLV1000 with it's three power settings and pre amp that actually works. On low where I keep mine it swings to a little over 300 watts. when I need "Mo Tube Heat Powa" I can flip a few switches to get more. When the time comes I will be upgrading to russian tubes |
