Re: [IRCA] clifton labs Z10040a/b

[Nick Hall-Patch <nhp@xxxxxxxx>]

I'll be interested to hear your results Jim.

Of course, I should try to compare the two amplifiers here, but that 
would need more time than I have at present.

best wishes,

Nick


At 09:56 04-05-15, you wrote:
> Yes Nick, that definitely helps me decide to get one. I do have the
> matching transformer and power line already in place so it should not be
> too much of a task to set it up now that the good wx is here.  thanks   Jim
>
>
> Date: Sun, 03 May 2015 16:20:01 +0000
> From: Nick Hall-Patch <nhp@xxxxxxxx>
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> I haven't used mine in that application Jim, tending to just bite the
> bullet and pay for the FLG-100 which does the job for those antennas
> right out of the box.   Signal handling is good also.  Really nice unit.
>
> For the Clifton, you'd need a matching transformer to get the 50 ohms
> if you haven't already got one, and presumably you already have some
> way to run DC to the amplifier at the antenna.    If you want to use
> the amplifier at the radio  end of things, then you'll need to be
> more concerned about noise pickup on the feed line.
>
> Hope that helps to focus things a bit.   You probably won't easily
> get better signal handling than the Clifton amp, but the FLG100 is
> right up there, and easy to use.
>
> best wishes,
>
> Nick
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