Of course, this little exercise (below) is not exactly comparing apples to
apples but it is a rough idea of relative cost per watt:
THP Amplifiers: HL-1.2KFX 750 watt $2600 $3.47 per watt
HL-1.5KFX 1000 watt $3500 $3.50
per watt
HL-2.5KFX 1500 watt $6000 $4.00
per watt
HL-550FX 550 watt $2950 $5.37
per watt
ICOM Amplifier: IC-PW1 1000 watt $4600 (price I paid 4
years ago) $4.60 per watt
Elecraft KPA500: KPA500 500 watt $2000 $4.00 per watt
The THP prices are from HRO web site, the Icom price is what I paid retail from
HRO, and the Elecraft is recently quoted here by Eric (I think). I know that
these are not all exactly the same kind of configuration but it gives
you an idea where things set. Elecraft is not the cheapest and it is not the
most expensive -- sort of right in
the middle.
73, phil, K7PEH
On Jan 24, 2011, at 4:17 PM, Johnny Siu wrote:
> Hello Wes,
>
> THP is expensive. SPE Expert 1Ka is selling at US$3,870 here but with built
> in
> ATU and more power. I will wait for KPA500 + KAT500.
> cheers,
>
>
> Johnny VR2XMC
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> 寄件人﹕ Wes Stewart <[email protected]>
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> 傳送日期﹕ 2011/1/24 (一) 10:23:00 PM
> 主題： Re: [Elecraft] KPA-500 vs THP
>
> The THP '550 is $2950 USD and is available now. How much is the KPA-500 and
> when
> can I buy one?
>
> N7WS
>
> --- On Mon, 1/24/11, Gary Gregory <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Hi All,
>>
>> Has anyone noticed Tokyo High Price have announced what
>> seems to be a
>> direct competitor to the KPA-500?
>>
>> Reading the blurb it seems like they are jumping on the
>> bandwagon for
>> portable amplifiers BUT the price is just a bit worrisome?
>>
>> Aaaah competition seems alive and well..:-)
>>
>> 73's
>> Gary
>
>
>
>
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