$2800 (if that's a true figure) is quite inexpensive when you
compare the KPA800 (if that's the correct model designator) with the
closest competition on the market: the Icom PW-1 and the Yaesu
Quadra.
Don't forget the Tokyo HyPower HL-2KFX (Solid-State 1kW Linear Amp for
All HF Bands including
Well let's see. My first rig was a Collins S-line in the 1960s. It cost
about $1700 then. What would that money buy me now as far as radios go? Oh
yes, the Piper Comanche B was less than $50,000 and a car was around $2500.
As I recall not seeing, it hasn't been announced yet. Isn't everyone
Philip, WD8QWR wrote:
As I recall not seeing, it hasn't been announced yet. Isn't everyone
(including me) jumping the gun a little?
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No one is jumping the gun (except for price speculation). It was
announced and shown by Eric at the Elecraft booth in Visalia during the
weekend of the
N6XI added:
I don't think the Elecraft amp is targetting the budget end of the
market. You can't do that with a solid state amp - tubes are still a
decidedly cheaper way to go high power. This amp is really two
separate products - a very light, yet high quality expedition amp and
a
On Mon, 25 Apr 2005 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Anything over $1500/US and I'm afraid I will have to count myself out.
Wonder what others think?
I've priced the transistors and I've priced power supplies. I don't
think this amp will be cheap, which is why I keep looking for a used
SB220.
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I thought this amp was going to be spendy. You are near the range where
my estimates begin. I figured on $3k+ if not more. The legal limit
linear may be over $5k so I would have to mortgage the house!
Kevin. KD5ONS
On Mon, 25 Apr 2005 11:50:12 -0700 (PDT), Hisashi T Fujinaka
[EMAIL
Well, it all depends what you get. Without seeing it and/or seeing the specs
it is somewhat difficult to make a statement about the amp. If it's auto
everything in a tiny lightweight package with 1500W out on SSB and CW I
might start drooling even before I get to Dayton.
Does it cover 160-10 or
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Anything over $1500/US and I'm afraid I will have to count myself out.
Wonder what others think?
You need to consider what it is competing with. Sure you can get an SB220 for
about $450 -- but this amp:
1) Is fully automatically tuned and bandswitched. It's able
Vic Rosenthal wrote:
3) Weighs only 16 lb;
Typo, that should be 36 lbs. Sorry, too good to be true!
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73,
Vic, K2VCO
Fresno CA
http://www.qsl.net/k2vco
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Anything over $1500/US and I'm afraid I will have to count myself out.
Wonder what others think?
My other hobby is flying my Beech Baron light twin airplane. The numbers you
guys are tossing around sound like cheap entertainment by comparison. :-)
Craig
I don't think the Elecraft amp is targetting the budget end of the
market. You can't do that with a solid state amp - tubes are still a
decidedly cheaper way to go high power. This amp is really two
separate products - a very light, yet high quality expedition amp and
a state-of-the-art, full
Whatever the price makes me glad I'm QRP I couldn't afford it
at half or quarter the price! Hi! But for those in the need of such an
item; I would suggest that if you have or need to buy one - Elecraft is
definitely the way to go.
That all said, I am saving to purchase the KPA100
That's just about the ceiling I had in mind as well. And I would
think that, for a kit, it should be considerably less. For the legal
limit???maybe a little more, but not much more.
Stan Rife
W5EWA
Houston, TX
K2 S/N 4216
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Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KPA800 @ $2.8k: count me in/out
I thought this amp was going to be spendy. You are near the range where
my estimates begin. I figured on $3k+ if not more. The legal limit
linear may
25, 2005 9:03 PM
Subject: RE: [Elecraft] KPA800 @ $2.8k: count me in/out
Well, it all depends what you get. Without seeing it and/or seeing the
specs
it is somewhat difficult to make a statement about the amp. If it's auto
everything in a tiny lightweight package with 1500W out on SSB and CW I
In a message dated 4/25/05 7:29:57 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
I think the whole amateur market is getting out of hand. But
that is just my opinion.
Well, take a look at what ham gear used to cost...and what the average person
made an hour/week/month/year. IIRC, a
Larry W2LJ wrote:
That all said, I am saving to purchase the KPA100 someday.
Cost is one of the biggest problems of going up in scale, and why,
historically, legal limit powers were run only by a relatively small
percentage of the Hams.
The difference between
$2800 (if that's a true figure) is quite inexpensive when you compare the
KPA800 (if that's the correct model designator) with the closest
competition on the market: the Icom PW-1 and the Yaesu Quadra.
Both of those amps are solid state auto-tune and are rated at 1000 watts
out on HF and 500
In a message dated 4/25/2005 18:06:57 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
The difference between 100 watts and 800 watts is virtually identical to the
difference between 15 watts and 100 watts.
No quite, but almost. It's 9 dB. That would make the difference between 15
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AC7AC writes:
The difference between 100 watts and 800 watts is virtually identical to
the difference between 15 watts and 100 watts.
No quite, but almost. It's 9 dB. That would make the difference between 15
watts
and 120 watts.
Geoff, K6TFZ
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