I have owned an ALS-600 for the last 5 years and have, for the most part been quite happy with it. I did an expensive solution to the "no QSK" problem by purchasing the Ameritron QSK-5; the pair work flawlessly together with fast, "thump free", full QSK.
My biggest complaint with the '600 is the really cheap-o, Mickey Mouse, decal for the front panel labling. The thing has a tendancy to start peeling along the edges of the panel, bulging out, and basicly looking like hell. I find a carefull application of something like Bondini II between the decal and the panel works fairly well to re-attach it. In the case of the QSK-5...it is VERY sensitive to high SWR (I still haven't determined what HIGH actually is). Anyway, when HIGH is exceded, the two parallel 12V bulbs, used to protect the pin diodes, go bye bye and need to be replaced. After you have ordered the replacements from Ameritron you have to open up the QSK-5, unsolder the old bulbs and solder in the new ones. This is certainly not difficult, just simply annoying...I've had to do this 3 or 4 times and finally ordered a handfull of the little beauties so I'm prepared. A resetable fuse or socketed bulb would be a real improvement to the device. As far as Elecraft amps..it seems to me that high power amplifires are basically a comodity item, bringing out another amp simply dilutes the market, unless there are compelling features to make it stand out from the crowd. It will, at best, hold its own. I would hate to see Elecraft embark on a money losing venture, especially in the current economy. Despite all that I would love to have a KPA-800! Doug, W6JD K2/100 #1626 K3/100 #23 -------------- Original message -------------- From: "Sandy" <ebj...@charter.net> > Who can afford almost $3K? Ham radio getting way outta my league! > > 73, > > > >I just ran into this by accident. > > > > http://www.ameritron.com/catalog/Ameritron_2009.pdf > > > > See page 9. > > > > No stated expected delivery > > Not enough "specs" for my liking, but still, rather interesting. > > Is this "contest grade?" Who knows? > > > > I have no vested interest in this company. > > _______________________________________________ > > Elecraft mailing list > > Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > You must be a subscriber to post to the list. > > Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): > > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm > > Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com > Version: 8.0.176 / Virus Database: 270.9.19/1857 - Release Date: 12/19/2008 > 10:09 AM > > _______________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > You must be a subscriber to post to the list. > Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm > Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
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