Looks like we were both fortunate to get the call signs we requested. 

From W7TRD

Thank you very much. One year in the making, since I received my license March 27th 2012.

I used an electrical box for my coax entrance.
Check out the pictures at the bottom of my QRZ page.

http://www.qrz.com/db/VA3KBC

 

Well I have most of what has been suggested...just wanted to say I'm having a blast and have made many new friends!!
Have the towers and dipoles up as well.

http://www.qrz.com/db/VA3KBC

It's been almost a year since getting my license and I have been adding to my shack.
TS590S, TS830S, Clipperton L, Ameritron AL811L, DX Engineering 8 antenna switch, Palstar AL1500 tuner, CN-801 power/swr meter, Ameritron ARB704, ATP-Tuning Pulser, and FT1900 2 meter radio.
I think....I have every thing in place now!!
The TS830s  and Clipperton L is dedicated to 160 meter band.
The TS590s and Ameritron 811 is for all the other bands.

Shack pictures

No butchering involved. The Heil mic wire is shielded and the 8 pin conectors are female and male. So I can make it so I use the MC-60 base for PTT or Lock or Vox.

73,DJ

Universal has what I need.
#2112 and #0526 plus the Heil Mic wire #2645.

Thats what I kinda thought as well.
Thanks.

73, DJ

Hidee ho everyone. Hope all had a good Christmas and will have a healthy and Happy New Year!!

I purchased a Heil SB-2 boom for my mic. I have an MC-60 and want to use the base with the PTY and Lock.
So in order to do this I needto add wire to the desk unit so it will reach up to the mic in the boom cradle. About 24in should do it.
I was wondering if I could use telephone cable wiring in the white sheath?
Thanks.
DJ
VA3KBC

Taylor 572B's installed and everything works great.
For some reason it didn't like Bill's Icom when we tried it out after installing the tubes, but works great with my TS590.
No problem getting 600 watts.
Relay and ALC cable will make sure I don't over drive things as well.
I run 500 max and this amp/572B's will last me a long time now...hopefully.
Thanks Bill, VE3WIG.

What are your plans for the future.
If you are going to run some power, say 500 watts or so then you may want to get a tuner that will handle it.
I started with the MFJ 945E that was only good to about 300.
I sold it and purchased a good used Palstar TL1500 that can take 3000watts, because I had purchased a Dentron CLipperton L
My 160 OCF dipole requires a tuner for 160, and the higher part of the 80 meter band..
My TS590 with 35 to 40 watts drives my Amp around 500 watts depending on which band I'm on.
73, DJ
VA3KBC

Here is what my friend sent me.

"Two of the tubes were no good one the tube checker did not like"

After a lot of reading and second guessing myself I decided on the Taylor 572B's from RF-Parts. I decided to go with what the majority have said was the way to go. My choice was to get the most out of what I have and Bill is also change the amp to 240volts.

I have also ordered from DX Engineering the Ameritron 240V inrush current protector and the AMP amplifier relay /alc cable.

73, DJ
VA3KBC

The 811A Taylor Select matched set of 3 is $67.35.
Getting 2 sets is still cheaper than the matched set of 872B's at $164.70.

Well I talked to a local ham here and he said to bring it over for him to check it out.
That's my next step.
73, DJ
VA3KBC

Has anyone with a TS590 hooked up the ALC to the amp?
I was told this would have prevented my over running the power.

Thanks everyone. I realise that trying the higher amp fuses is a nono, but it was all I had and was going to hit the off switch if the factory smoke was starting to find it's way out.

One thing I remember doing that morning ....well feel dumb telling everyone...but I was going between my 160 off center dipole and the tuner and my 80 meter resenant antenna. I have a DX engineering 8 position switch so it was just a mater of switching from 160 to 80. Turn switch on AT1500 tuner and hit the tuning pulser. I was running 30 watts on the TS590. Then when I had the tuner tuned I put the power up to 100 watts to check the swr again on both 160 and 80.
Listened for a bit then went to 160 and took the standby switch off on the amp. Keyed up and talked for 10 to 20 seconds, before I realised the exiter was at 100 watts instead of at 30 watts....see I ain't the sharpeest kkniffe in the drawwerr.

So later that evening when I turned everything on...nothing from the amp. That's when I blew the fuses.
Long story short I caused my amp to go south with dumb testing and being forgetfull.
I usually double check these things when I do testing between antennas and such, but for whatever reason I screwed up.
Leason learned. I also just recieved and email from RF Parts for the 572B-M3-TAY tubes. $209.70 shipped here to my location in Canada.  
From reading info on K8JI's site it may pay to go with the better Talyor 572B's

73, DJ
VA3KBC