That's a little steep for a mobile amp I think. I'm sure it's a good quality amp but I only want up to 200 watts max for mobile use. I may be out of touch, but I think ~$2/watt should produce a reliable amp of less than 200 watts.
God Bless & 73! Jack - WE5ST ________________________________ From: Keith Heimbold <[email protected]> To: Jack Berry <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, November 7, 2012 9:22 AM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Small HF amp suggestions Tokyo high power sells the following amp. It is expensive but has good power output and is highly rated on eham. The only issue is that you have to order it from Japan. http://r-onetrading.com/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=shop.flypage&product_id=566&category_id=30&manufacturer_id=15,11,64&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=1&vmcchk=1 It is in the $1300 price range. Keith AK6ZZ Sent from my iPhone please excuse typos On Nov 6, 2012, at 7:02 PM, "Jack Berry" <[email protected]> wrote: Thanks for the responses. >Looks like RM Italy is an option for mobiling with the KX3 and a mid range >power boost. All others seem to weigh in too heavily in power and cost. Unless >a KPA100 is available sooner than expected, will either delay the KX3 or pick >up the RM Italy. > >On Nov 6, 2012, at 11:38 AM, "Randy" <[email protected]> wrote: > > >Jack: >> >You might take a look at the Tokyo Hy-Power HL-45b. They are really offered >for the Yaesu FT-817 but only require a cable to use with just about any other >QRP radio. They are only about 50w but are small and portable and might fill >the bill for you even if not as much power as you might want. >> > >> >Another possibility might be an RM Italy KL300. They put out 150w and are >fairly inexpensive. The RM Italy amps show up on eBay from time-to-time but I >think you can also order direct. Also they have a U.S. distributor: >> > >> >http://www.dnjradio.com//product_info.php?products_id=188&osCsid=0b4e1927581ecc2d744e5dd8a50bf542 >> > >> >I don’t know much about them but their stuff looks interesting. >> > >> >Randy, W7HR >> >Port Orchard, WA >> > >> > >> > >>______________________________________________________________ >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
