Hi Ken We all have our requirements! Mine would be good IMD performance.
Its certainly a very competitive market place. The new Ameritron ALS1300 is selling for $2500 dollars. The KPA500 certainly would have to deliver very good performance against such a competitive price with double the power output. The MRF150's also have very good IMD performance. 73 John --- On Thu, 9/9/10, Ken Chandler <g0...@sky.com> wrote: > From: Ken Chandler <g0...@sky.com> > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KPA-500 Features and Pricing > To: "tom_k1tl" <k...@cox.net> > Cc: "<elecraft@mailman.qth.net>" <elecraft@mailman.qth.net> > Date: Thursday, September 9, 2010, 1:03 AM > What I'm more interested as a big CW > operator, rag chewer, DXer, es Contester, is It's ability to > handle full seamless silent QSK using quality vacuum > relays. > Have Elecraft got that bit right!! > > Ken..G0ORH K2, K3, P3. > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > > On 8 Sep 2010, at 21:14, "tom_k1tl" <k...@cox.net> > wrote: > > >> From what I heard that the price may be $2000+. > That price may not be "set > > in stone". > > It suppose to put out 500-600w even into the 6m > band...neat!! What is nice > > about it > > if you are on 20m and have the amp set on 10m, it > automatically goes to the > > 20m band > > on the first "dit" or contact closure...full QSK which > is not available on > > many tube amps. > > > > As far as an ATU, remote or otherwise, there is talk > about one in the 500w > > range but not sure on > > that either. > > > > After attending Boxborough ARRL convention and hearing > Eric speak at the > > Elecraft > > forum, I'm sold on the KPA500. It is a neat little > package with a linear ps > > and the same > > size as the K3. > > > > 73 y'all, > > Tom/k1tl... > > > ______________________________________________________________ > > Elecraft mailing list > > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html