[Elecraft] Elecraft Amps

[Phil Hystad]

I would give up my Icom PW-1 for an Elecraft solid-state amp.  Oh, wait a minute.
No, I won't give it up as long as I still have my Icom 756 Pro III but I would very
much buy the Elecraft amp given that it is a 1 KW solution at least and the price
is not too bad.  Well, I might even consider a less then 1 KW amp.

A watt may be a watt on the receiving end but they are not always the same on the
sending end.  And, with regard to amp ownership and usefulness, I am always on the
sending end, never on the receiving end.

So, what features would an Elecraft amp add that you can't get elsewhere:

1.  Wayne  &  Eric.
2.  Hopefully, Kit Quality with that "we are not finished yet" attitude for add-ons.
     [Actually, what do you add onto an amplifier?].
3.  This forum which is something that is unique to this hobby and especially when
     you are like myself, a person who can be very technical in some topics, but I 
     am no expert in most of these ham radio technologies.  Having access to the
     many smart and expert people here is a great asset.

73, phil, K7PEH



On Feb 11, 2010, at 8:07 AM, K4IA at aol.com wrote:

> 
> I am not so sure.  A watt is a  watt is a watt and it is very difficult to 
> conceive an amp that is going to be  so superior (as the K3 is to every 
> other XVCR) that someone will give up what  they have to get one.  What would 
> you add to, or do different from, what is  already available?  The draw of a 
> matching nameplate or color scheme is not  enough to make the sale.  How many 
> K3/K2 owners are even in the market for  an amp?
> 
> Buck 
> k4ia
> 
> In a message dated 2/11/2010 10:49:11 A.M.  Eastern Standard Time, 
> llibsch at bellsouth.net writes:
> Group  -
> 
> For those who believe Elecraft can't compete  in the amp market, I ask you 
> to consider the market into which Elecraft  introduced the K3. Now almost 
> 4000 of us have sold or retired other high quality  transceivers for the K3.
> It's excellent that many K3  owners already have quality amps that function 
> well for them. Many of us,  however would like to purchase an amp from 
> Elecraft with true K3 compatribility  and the kind of quality and service 
> advantages that Elecraft has brought to the  K3.  
> 
> K4KGG,    Larry
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> In a message dated 2/11/2010 10:49:11 A.M.  Eastern Standard Time, 
> llibsch at bellsouth.net writes:
> Group  -
> 
> For those who believe Elecraft can't compete  in the amp market, I ask you 
> to consider the market into which Elecraft  introduced the K3. Now almost 
> 4000 of us have sold or retired other high quality  transceivers for the K3.
> It's excellent that many K3  owners already have quality amps that function 
> well for them. Many of us,  however would like to purchase an amp from 
> Elecraft with true K3 compatribility  and the kind of quality and service 
> advantages that Elecraft has brought to the  K3.  
> 
> K4KGG,    Larry
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