Another factor in the market size — some countries allow a maximum of 400W (UK and Australia, at least). I think the limit in Canada is 750W.
wunder K6WRU Walter Underwood CM87wj http://observer.wunderwood.org/ (my blog) > On Jul 31, 2016, at 10:42 AM, Dauer, Edward <[email protected]> wrote: > > > If one were to construct a demand curve (or surface) with three axes – > predicting units sold as a function of price and RF power – I would bet there > would be a significant discontinuity at about 600 – 700 watts. Below that, > an amp can run from ordinary home 117 VAC without a dedicated line, as I now > run my KPA500. Above that it begins to become dicey to do so; and at some > point below 1.5 KW it requires 220 VAC to the desktop. That means that even > if the selling price of the amp were smoothly continuous with the power > output, the total cost to many buyers would not be. It would require some > buyers’ investing in additional wiring to the shack, as mine would. So I > would expect the demand curve to have a so-called downward knee somewhere > above 500 watts but lower than 1.5 KW, which could change the production > investment analysis significantly. Among other factors, that might have > helped make the KPA500 a financially optimal choice. > > Just my guess. > > Ted, KN1CBR > > > Edward A. Dauer > Dean Emeritus and Professor Emeritus of Law > University of Denver > > > From: <[email protected]> on behalf of Brendon Whateley > <[email protected]> > Date: Sunday, July 31, 2016 at 11:23 AM > To: Edward Dauer <[email protected]> > Cc: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Was there a 1500w amp from Elecraft in our past? > > I believe they built a couple of prototypes to evaluate the feasibility of > making such a product. In the end, it was decided that it would not be an > economically viable addition to the product lineup and was shelved. > > No conspiracy. Nothing sinister. But sadly for those who might want to buy > such a beast, nothing in sight along those lines. > > - Brendon > KK6AYI > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > Message delivered to [email protected] ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to [email protected]
