The only kind of amp I want to buy is a solid-state amp. I already own a PW-1 that goes with my Icom 756 Pro III and I am choosing to keep that and keep it with the Pro III and get another amp for the K3. I will entertain the KPA500 for any price under $2000 and consider the merits and features and trade offs when it is available and the price when it comes. I think my alternative is Tokyo Hi-Power. I am not interested in the MFJ amplifiers. So, I would like it to be cheaper too but not so cheap that it is a business risk to Elecraft.
phil, K7PEH On Sep 9, 2010, at 11:31 AM, Wayne Burdick wrote: > All of our products are priced based on the cost of goods and on > recovering our cost of development over time. The KPA500 will be > fairly priced using these same criteria. > > The KPA500 includes a built-in linear power supply, with a toroidal > transformer, to ensure no added transmit noise. There's no way to do > this cheaply. It's also an extremely compact amplifier, matching the > K3 in size, which was not easy. These and other features make for an > apples-and-oranges comparison to other amplifiers. > > If the KPA500's unique qualities are not what you're looking for, > there are other alternatives at lower cost. > > 73, > Wayne > N6KR > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > 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:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
