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The amp was manufactured by Kem Tron Industries. The company was in business during the 1970s and 80s and was located in Youngstown Ohio.
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The Interceptor 101 used two 6LQ6 tubes. I couldn't find any information on the 200. I did find a couple of photos of the 200 on the Web. I think the power cord is hiding the "ill" in illegal. You have to love that there is no 11 meter setting on the front switch but that the legality warning on the back lets you know indirectly that it will function on 11 meter.
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This is essentially the same amp as the popular Thunderbolt 101 and many others. Common design and common circuitry. As long as the transformer is still good, anything else is repairable. 6LQ6 tubes are getting pricey, though. About 45 bucks apiece last I checked
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The amp should run on 10-11 meters. I found some information on the Interceptor 300. This amp had 4 6LQ6 tubes. The 300 was a low drive amp so you didn't want to put more than 2 1/2 watts from your CB into it. Assume that the 200 has tubes in it. If you take the cover off to look inside, watch what you touch so you don’t electrocute yourself even if it’s turned off. The capacitors could still be holding quite a charge. Looks like the Interceptors get a good price on eBay.
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To reiterate what I said a few posts back, it's a tube amplifier, much like the well-known Thunderbolt 101. I had two of them at one time.
They're a low-drive box. It's not wise to exceed 4 watts of input power. They are powered by two 6LQ6 tubes. Replacement tubes were running about 45 bucks apiece last time I checked. They're starting to climb in price.
As long as the transformer is good in this box, anything else can easily be rebuilt. These are excellent base amplifiers. The Thunderbolt 101 I had would put out around 200 watts on a good day. It was an excellent driver box for my 8-pill Dave Made.
They're a low-drive box. It's not wise to exceed 4 watts of input power. They are powered by two 6LQ6 tubes. Replacement tubes were running about 45 bucks apiece last time I checked. They're starting to climb in price.
As long as the transformer is good in this box, anything else can easily be rebuilt. These are excellent base amplifiers. The Thunderbolt 101 I had would put out around 200 watts on a good day. It was an excellent driver box for my 8-pill Dave Made.
My buddy said it works on his 11 meter CB but the preamp just covers the voice in static. So he thought maybe this unit was converted to work on 11 meter but the preamp maybe only works on HAM frequencies. I'm sure we are showing we dont know much about amps.
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Make no mistake, this is a CB amplifier through and through.
They were advertised as "ham radio" amps to get past the FCC. They are very much for 11 meters.
The reason the preamp doesn't work is the same reason a lot of them don't in older amplifiers. The preamp circuits were usually junk. I have many old linears that the preamp doesn't work on. I just had a guy rebuild my Varmint XL-600 and I had him do away with the old preamp circuit and wire in a modern preamp kit. Problem solved.
This amplifier your buddy has is as simple and straightforward as old linear amplifiers can get. Common tubes, common circuitry, common components and they're easy to rebuild as long as the transformer isn't shot.
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