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ISLAND AMPLIFIER USA – BEKO Elektronik, RF-KIT, ACOM, Amplifier Repair, Alpha Restoration Parts

Conception

ISLAND AMPLIFIER USA was founded by John Stanford, KF6I, in 2014.  ISLAND AMPLIFIER offers 1) BEKO Elektronik Sales & Service for US, Canada and Central America, 2) RF-Kit Sales & Service for US and Canada, 3) ACOM factory-authorized service, 4) Professional HF amplifier repair service and 5) Legacy products to extend the life of ETO ALPHA BRAND AMPLIFIERS used in amateur radio communications.  These amplifiers include the Alpha 274, 374, 374A, 76A, 77Sx, 77Dx, 78, 87A, 89, 91A and 99 models.

BEKO Sales & Service

Island Amplifier USA is your one-stop, exclusive sales & service point for all BEKO Elektronik products made in Germany by Bernhard Korte of BEKO Elektronik of Dachau, Bavaria, Germany.

RF-KIT Sales & Service

Island Amplifier USA is your one-stop, exclusive sales & service point for all RF-KIT products including the RF2K-S made in Germany by Reinhard Förtsch of RF-KIT of Gräfenberg, Germany.

ACOM Factory-Authorized service

Island Amplifier USA is an authorized repair center for ACOM, Bulgaria.  We service all models including the ACOM 600S, 700S, 1000, 1010, 1200S, 1500, 2000A, 2020 and 2100 as well as the AT04 antenna tuner.

Amplifier Repair

Island Amplifier USA is experienced in the repair of any brand of HF, VHF or UHF linear amplifier, both vacuum tube and solid-state technologies, including ACOM, ALPHA, AMP Supply, BEKO, BTI, Command Technologies, Collins, HEATHKIT, ICOM, KENWOOD, Metron, Mercury, Mirage, RF Concepts, RF-KIT, Swan, TE SYstems, Ten-Tec, YAESU and others.  John also specializes in the repair of legacy and new ALPHA Amplifiers.  Contact Island Amplifier at (714) 412-7399 or wb8svn@gmail.com.

Alpha Legacy Products – History

In 2014, John was approached by Mac McCullough, W5MC, to develop a replacement HV diode assembly for his Alpha 77Sx amplifier.  Mac had just upgraded his amplifier with a new transformer and capacitor and wanted to replace the high voltage rectifier board with a modern, up-to-date design.  John and Mac collaborated on the development of this board …. the rest is history.  Thirty assemblies have been installed.

John began servicing HF linear amplifiers professionally in 2014.  One need that immediately arose in the repair efforts was a replacement panel for the Alpha 76A and Alpha 78 series of amplifiers.  A problem with the original paint used on many legacy Alpha amplifiers leaves the panel gooey, sticky and prone to scratches after a few years.

To solve this problem, John began to manufacture replacement front panels for the Alpha 76A, 78 and 374A amplifiers.  In 2016, John added U-covers, or wrappers, for the same amplifiers.  In 2017, John added Alpha 77Sx and 77Dx front, top and side panels to the growing list of products.

Product Offerings

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