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Date: Wed, 9 Dec 2009 14:53:27 -0500
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From: Warren Ziegler <wd2xgj@gmail.com>
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Hi Andy,

> With a CW only option and if it really is a VFO, resulting poor stabilit=
y
>  its just an appalingingly ludicrous joke.

     Point taken, but I wouldn't lose much sleep over a rig that isn't
going to sell in the first place.

>And anyone buying such just  deserves the contempt they'll get using it.

       I disagree on that point - ham radio in general is rapidly
dieing off and I welcome all no mater how they got there!
--=20
73 Warren K2ORS
                WD2XGJ
                WD2XSH/23
                WE2XEB/2
                WE2XGR/1




On Wed, Dec 9, 2009 at 2:18 PM, Andy Talbot <andy.g4jnt@googlemail.com> wr=
ote:
> To quote the data sheet :
>
> "The TX-2200A
> lets you turn the clock back and explore long waves,
> but with technology that the early pioneers could not
> even dream of. In a package around the same size as
> many transceivers this little gem of engineering will
> provide up to 100 Watts of output power."
>
> With a CW only option and if it really is a VFO, resulting poor stabilit=
y
> =A0its just an appalingingly ludicrous joke. =A0 And anyone buying such=
 just
> deserves the contempt they'll get using it.
>
> LF was alwatys considered to be the last bastion of real homebrew and
> experiimentation.
> Rant over.
>
> But kudos to the manufacturer if they can exploit the gullible :-)=A0=A0=
=A0 I
> wonder if its a rip-off of any designs published in the open literature
> here=A0 There have been quite a few 100 Watt 137 transmitters=A0weblicis=
ed - who
> will be the first to claim his copyright infringements.
>
> My 700 Watt Class D Tx=A0=A0 =A0http://www.g4jnt.com/137tx.pdf=A0 probab=
ly would
> cost in the region of =A330 - =A340 buying most of the components, but=
 without
> the DDS driver.=A0 Never really priced it as new -=A0everything came fro=
m the
> junkbox.
>
>
>
> Andy
> www.g4jnt.com
>
> This email has been scanned for damaging side-effects by the health and
> safety police
>
>
>
> 2009/12/9 Warren Ziegler <wd2xgj@gmail.com>:
>> Interesting new rig offered by Waters and Stanton - the TX-2200A 100
>> Watt class D transmitter for 136kHz - VFO controlled with receiver
>> muting.
>> Made in Japan, relatively pricey though at 690 GBP!
>>
>> http://wsplc.com/pdf/TX-2200A.pdf
>>
>>
>>
>> 73 Warren K2ORS
>> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0WD2XGJ
>> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0WD2XSH/23
>> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0WE2XEB/2
>> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0WE2XGR/1
>>
>>
>
>