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Category: Amplifiers: RF Power - HF & HF+6M

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Review Summary For : WORTH-MORE
Reviews: 1MSRP: $900?
Description:
Texas ,USA made export only solid state mobile amplifier. no longer in production. covering 160,80,40,20,15 and 10m with 8 x 2SC2879 transistors and fan cooled housed in a solid aluminum case.
Product is not in production
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ZL1PO Rating: 2021-10-17
AWESOME Time Owned: more than 12 months.
This series of amplifier for export only are no longer in production.
Worth-More made a range of amps i.e. 300, 600, and 1200 watt.
My 1200 watt unit is similar to the one pictured but assembled up side down.The fans are recessed into the top of the aluminum cabinet with the heat sink enclosed at the base.

Front panel:
Manual operated ON / OFF and band switching with LED band indicator.

Rear panel:
Two colour coded heavey duty DC cables exit through rubber grmmets.
Terminated with a grey Anderson 175A connector(no current protection provided)
MANUAL / AUTO TX RCA labelled socket
2 x SO239 labelled INPUT and OUTPUT
Labelling on the rear "FOR EXPORT ONLY" as it also operates on 12m through to 10m.

ZLs who have seen inside it commented how well it is engineered and built.
A medium amount of noise comes from the continuosly running fan which turn off when the amp is switched off.
To date I have been using a Ameritron ALS500-M.
After many years of hibernation I have eventually got it in a vehicle.
Now for a not so scientific test.
TRX:Yaesu FT857D @ 80w +/-
ANT: Hustler RM-80-S
Time: 1500UTC , 4pm local.
Remote SDR monitoring station 390km away.
Approx.100watts I see S3~4 with voice just audible.
Approx.700watts I see S6~7 with voice fully audible.
Yet to be tested on air via other bands.

Pros:
Ease of operation.
Manual remote band switching capable.
Very well built.
Does the business when on air.

Cons:
Bulky item.
Cooling fans noisey
(On all the time, not thermostacly controlled)
No DC current protection.
No output metering.
Not auto band switching.