One S-unit in a pile-up or on a noisy band can be a big deal. If all you
do is rag chew in low noise environments then maybe you wouldn't notice.
In the noise on the low bands or if you're trying to break a pile up,
that 4.5 dB means you're a lot louder than someone else. Whether that is
worth the price is up to the op to decide, but the myth that the 1KW
difference in power makes no difference is just that, a myth.
73,
Scott N9AA
On 4/20/17 9:12 PM, Terry Brown wrote:
If the new Elecraft amp is indeed 1500 watts it might be worth considering that
going from 500 to 1500 watts is only about 4.5 Db or less than 1 S-unit in
signal strength. If I owned the KPA 500 it would be a hard sell to get me to
move to ANY 1500 watt amp.
Respectfully,
Terry, N7TB
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