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mudder

Need info on palomar elite 500 base amp power supply combo

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a LOCAL GUY here has a palomar elite 500 base amp power supply combo for sale for $200.00..Does anyone know what these went for new and if they still make them and how many watts they do?I been looking for a web site that sells them but i cant seem to find any info out about them....if anyone know anyhting about them or where they sell them let me know thanks.
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BigBopper

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$470 new,,,
This is a 500 Watt Base Palomar Amplifier. Works on 110 A/C, just plug it in to the wall and talk. Mossfet transistors provide the very best modulation. No power supply needed. Also serves as a 35 amp power supply for your radio. You don't need a separate power supply for your mobile radio.
- 14 Mosfett Transistors: 2 x 12.
- 500 watts PEP
- Pre-amplifier to amplify receive
- Works on AM/FM/CW
- On/Off switch
- On/Off LED indicator light
- Dimensions are L16" x H6" x W14"
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mudder

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thanks for the info big booper where did you find this info out ? :-D
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mudder

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OK i looked at the amp and power supply combo again i hooked a radio up to it but i had the press the reset button evey time i turned the thing on to make it work right then it was ok....how would i go about hooking up a meter inline with this amp to show the wattage?theres 2 going out of the amp one to the radio and one to the antenna but the meter has the same thing,one goes to the radio and one coax goes to the antenna im stuck.im sure it wont do 500 watts they never do what they say.most 500 watts do about 400 sometimes even 300 or 350 watts.i guess palomar thinks they can fool us.lol
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BigBopper

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All you do is run a coax to the amp, then the coax for antenna, put a meter in line before the antenna
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521 Houston

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Post by 521 Houston »

mudder wrote:OK i looked at the amp and power supply combo again i hooked a radio up to it but i had the press the reset button evey time i turned the thing on to make it work right then it was ok....
They are made that way to disguise them as a power supply. If someone was to check your station or pop in to, you'd judst cut it off and back on, and it would simply be a 12 volt power supply. Unless they know to press the reset, the amp will not operate.
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Phaze91460

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Post by Phaze91460 »

Now thats interesting. I knew several ppl in the 70's who went to great lengths to hide or disguise their equip.
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521 Houston

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Post by 521 Houston »

These type amps are still made here by a local tech WITH the Palomar name on them, and available through a local cb shop, but i'm afraid if I post the link to the cb shop that has access to them, it would step on the sponsors toes, so..... sorry man, you'll have to find that one out on your own. *shrug* Sad, isn't it?
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BigBopper

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Heres a sponsor limk

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521 Houston

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BigBopper wrote:Heres a sponsor limk

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Umm.... close, but no cookie... that's NOT what he is talking about at all. The one he is talking about looks like a big AC/DC converter power supply. The pic you put up is OBVIOUSLY an amplifier, and is NOT the converter that you hook your cb radio up to for base use, which is what the supply he is talking about is made to appear to be.

If you want to know where to get them, PM me.... I can give you the shop name and phone number by PM without creating any "link issues with sponsors"...
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521 Houston

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mudder wrote:theres 2 going out of the amp one to the radio and one to the antenna but the meter has the same thing,one goes to the radio and one coax goes to the antenna im stuck.im sure it wont do 500 watts they never do what they say.most 500 watts do about 400 sometimes even 300 or 350 watts.i guess palomar thinks they can fool us.lol
Generally, the Palomar will do what it is showing on the front and a little more. My 400 does about 550. I had a mini-8 that did about 850 undriven. As far as being worth $200, DEFINITELY. Average retail around here is 50 cents a watt on the mobile boxes, and a bit more on the base supplies because of the transformers and stuff inside them.

Buy it, you won't be disappointed, but don't expect to see 700 or 800 watts out of it. You'll see the 500 it's rated all day.
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BigBopper

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Yea you are right,,this one is it,,,,basically
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521 Houston

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BigBopper wrote:Yea you are right,,this one is it,,,,basically
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BINGO! SPOT ON!
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hotrod459magnolia

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I USE TO OWN ONE OF THEM PALAMOR 500 WITH THE 35 AMP POWER SUPPLY AND I REALLY LIKED MINE BUT I DIDNT NEED IT SO I SOLD IT BUT MINE WOULD DO 500 ON HIGH ALL DAY LONG AND YEAH THE RESET BUTTON ON THE FRONT HAS TO BE PUSHED TO TURN THE AMP ON.

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