[Elecraft] KPA800 @ $2.8k: count me in/out

[Rick Tavan N6XI]

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 power, fully automated home station amp
capable of "SO2R1A." (That's running two transceivers with a single,
time-shared amp.) I believe it will be competing initially in a field
of one in both categories. There are some lightweight amps out htere
but they have awful reputations for reliability. And I know of nothing
yet that has the bandswitching speed and flexibility to support SO2R
with one amp. I don't know what the price will be, but you will have
to divide it by two to figure the impact on a contester building an
SO2R station.

/Rick N6XI 

On 4/25/05, Able2fly at aol.com <Able2fly at aol.com> wrote:
> Anything over $1500/US and I'm afraid I will have to count myself  out.
> Wonder what others think?