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Jackwabbit
New member
Username: Jackwabbit
Post Number: 1
Registered: 1-2012
| | Posted on Friday, January 27, 2012 - 1:15 pm: | 
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After quite some time out of cb's - I got my stuff hooked up again and discovered my mobile amp is dead. (home made, tempremental, out of production transistors; so I'm not fixing it)
I've done a LOT of reading... and it seems the amps are fairly close together in performance and price (except the 503 which is cheaper)
I run a bone stock CB... out of those amps, which would be a better one for am and ssb? I'm leaning towards the palomar or kl503 The KL500 an ML450 seem nearly identical; except that the ML450 has a fan.
Any suggestions?
Thanks. |
Dale
Senior Member
Username: Dale
Post Number: 1801
Registered: 12-2002
| | Posted on Saturday, January 28, 2012 - 8:01 am: |
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outta what you listed i like the kl-500 and kl503
the best
dale/a.k.a.hotrod
cef426
cvc#64
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Silver_surfer
Junior Member
Username: Silver_surfer
Post Number: 16
Registered: 7-2008
| | Posted on Saturday, January 28, 2012 - 11:07 am: |
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I like the ML450 because it has the fan it will keep it cooler,follow JESUS. |
Jackwabbit
New member
Username: Jackwabbit
Post Number: 2
Registered: 1-2012
| | Posted on Sunday, January 29, 2012 - 3:00 pm: |
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It (literally) came dwn to a coin toss between the KL503 and ML450 -- kl503 won... A wee bit of buyers remorse; but if I don't like it; I can go back and re-evaluate the ML450 and KL500. I have a lot of 12 volt pc-cooling fans -- if it gets hot, I can bolt one onto the 503...
Just not sure how the ssb will work on the KL's (amp will be tucked away, so I can't switch...) but according to the rmitaly; it will work fine... if it doesn't; I'll have a new-tested kl503 for sale & was only out 150...
"way back when" palomar was a great amp; but it seems that it's gone down hill a bit, based on forums & reviews... MidnightSpecials seem to still be rated ok -- and the MF is class AB...
Thanks for the input! |
Dale
Senior Member
Username: Dale
Post Number: 1805
Registered: 12-2002
| | Posted on Monday, January 30, 2012 - 11:56 am: |
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the mightnight special i seen was only a class C
amp and only good for AM. just recheck the
power requirements from the factory and DONT
exceed it.these dont requre alot of drive
dale/a.k.a.hotrod
cef426
cvc#64
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