From: Ralph Mowery 
Reply-To: rmowery@ibm.net
Jeff Edmonson wrote:
> 
>  >> Would anyone happen to have the specs on a 8930
>  >> ceramic amplifier tube.
> 
>  > I happen to have picked up an amplifier with one of these
>  > tubes in it setup for 2 meter with a spare tube to boot.
>  > Want to convert it over to 440 for atv operation but would
>  > like to know the expected output power from
>  > it....
> 
>Sounds like you are trying to use one of the am6154 ITT amps ?
If so, expect about 50 watts out continious, but for short duty it will
do around 400 watts on ssb or cw.  I have been using one for several
years on ssb around 400 watts or beter out on 2 meters.  Had one on 432
but it never did seem just right and I got rid of it because I wanted to
work the satalites around 435 and the weak signal stuff at 432.1.  Just
too much tuning for that.
If it is just the tubes, treat them like a 4cx250b.  They are just a
litle heaver on the plate side, like maybe around 300-350 watts.
The arrl handbook has an amp running at:
plate 2000 v  290 MA
Iddling plate current 90 MA
screen 18 ma  300 v
power in 580 watts
power out 340 watts
drive 6 watts
Eimac did have it on their web site.  The amp from Fair Radio has two
other tubes listed for it also but I don't recall what they were.
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