Steve, re "Have I mentioned just how much of a
money suck this hobby is!", we all know -- and
also that this email reflector is dangerous :-)
Other things happen, too. A local ham recently
replaced his FTdx5000 with a K3/P3, then a week
later added KPA/KAT500. I had to go look at it
yesterday, so now I must have the amp, too.
Oh well, it's a great hobby!
73, Phil w7ox
On 3/28/14, 10:45 AM, Stephen Bloom wrote:
Hi Richard:
It sounds like we are on about the exact same page :) The biggest issue
here of course is money ...I've spent ..well I don't even want to guess how
much in the last year or so on ..the K3 Line ..plus the Expert Amp, plus an
IRLP Micronode and so on and so on. Sooner or later I'm going to end up
with another K3 for the remoting possibilities ..if nothing else. I'm not
patient enough I guess to order a basic model ..then pull the cover off and
add things as I go ...so my only option on that is to go as loaded as I'm
going to be and that's gonna end up costing 4 to 5K. KX3 is out for the
reasons you described. I've heard about the same issues you have as far as
ALC spikes. Supposedly there is a partial fix in firmware, and a promised
hardware fix ..but that promise has been out there for a couple of years.
I'm gonna try and dig up a contester or two who uses the 590 with a solid
state amp and see if they have issues.
I expect that ultimately ..I'll end up buying all three ..I want the KX3 to
play with for "holiday dxpedition" kinds of things (I operate from J7 once
in awhile, and in general travel a fair amount) and a K3 for general backup
and remoting). If the chances look good that I can reliably drive the amps
with the TS590 ..that will probably be the first purchase ...since ...well
..I can afford it!
BTW, I hate you! :) Now I'm looking at the 4O3A Triplexer and thinking
"Hmmm ..I wonder if there is enough RF isolation for it to work with my Log
Periodic." I don't have room for a second tower ..and really am pushing the
Wind Load Capacity of my guyed 70 feet of Rohn 25 with the LPDA and a
VHF/UHF beam. If I had a triplexer, it would make SO2R a lot more helpful
..since for now ..Radio 2 can only use my various wire antennas.
Have I mentioned just how much of a money suck this hobby is!
73
Steve KL7SB
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