• Country
• United States of America (USA)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Ameritron; Starkville (MS)

• Year
• 1991 ??

• Category
• RF (Radio Frequency-) Amplifier

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 187780

Click on the schematic thumbnail to request the schematic as a free document.

• Number of Tubes
• 2

• Valves / Tubes
• 3-500Z 3-500Z

• Number of Transistors
• Semiconductors present.

• Semiconductors

• Main principle
• Radio Frequency Amplification only

• Wave bands
• Wave Bands given in the notes.

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 208-245 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• - - No sound reproduction output.

• Power out
• 1500 W (unknown quality)

• Material
• Metal case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: AL-82 - Ameritron; Starkville MS

• Shape
• Boatanchor (heavy military or commercial set >20 kg).

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 17 x 10 x 18.5 inch / 432 x 254 x 470 mm

• Notes
• Grounded-grid MF/HF linear amplifier. Requires >100 watts drive for full 1500 W output. Covers 160m to 10m amateur bands. Pressurized chassis and glass chimneys for cooling tubes. Tuned input circuits, output network is a pi-L on 160 and 80 meters, pi network on 40 - 10 meters. SSB/CW switch for higher linearity on SSB and slightly better efficiency on CW.

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 77 lb (77 lb 0 oz) / 34.958 kg

• Price in first year of sale
• 1,995.00 $

• Mentioned in
• ARRL Product Review QST July 1992

• Author
• Model page created by Götz Linss † 27.06.21. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 10 models, 10 with images and 7 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Ameritron; Starkville (MS)