I agree. German HK3J El vie., 30 dic. 2016 3:18 p. m., Guy Olinger K2AV <[email protected]> escribió:
> On Dec 30, 2016 12:36 PM, "Fredric Serota" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Now more than ever there is a need for a 1500 watt amplifier of the > > quality and function of the KPA500. PLEASE, Elecraft, reconsider your > > decision to produce a KPA 1500. > > Without debating how much use is had from a 5 dB increase in signal > strength (a lot), the real reason Elecraft did not do a 1500 watt amp > is all business and marketing. Elecraft is a small business and as > such does not have the financial "mass" to absorb jabs in the bank > balance from the marketplace that do not doubly pay for the research > and development. > > There is a breaking point for ham-priced transistor amp equipment > somewhere beyond 500 watts and before 1500 that has to do with > reliability of components at those stress levels, and the cost of > components and circuits to control the amp's response to the > unbelievably bad treatment afforded amps by some purchasers. > > If this were not true, you would have seen dozens of 2K transistor > equivalents to the likes of the Alpha 9500 and 8410, with which you > can actually put a brick on the key and let it run at 1500 watts out > indefinitely or until you lose your nerve. > > I'm sure the military has stuff, but then the military has specs and > bidding, and they are willing to pay what it REALLY costs for that > layer of reliability. > > Hams are unwilling to pay mil-spec prices, and Big E. knows it. They > also know that a major failure of an expensively developed product > with a lot of warranty returns can put a small business into chapter > 11. > > Wayne & Co have put out a lot of leading edge products, kept their > business rolling through the Great Recession, and embarassed the fool > out of Yakencom for the better part of a decade, kicking the ham > equipment industry into a new level of performance where they really > didn't want to go. > > When Wayne *doesn't* do something that gets repeated requests, there > is a reason. I trust his judgement, because he has earned that. > > I particularly do not want them to go out of business and find myself > stuck with Yakencom again. > > If it ain't broke, don't fix it. > > 73, Guy K2AV > ______________________________________________________________ > 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]
