[Elecraft] Elecraft Amps

[WW2PT]

I'll weigh in, just in case the Aptos crew is taking notes and  
counting votes. ;-)

An off-the-shelf, high-end appliance to compete with THP or SPE would  
be a high-cost, low-volume, low-profit venture, something I would not  
want to undertake in the current economic conditions if I were CEO of  
a small company like Elecraft.

Personally, I'd love a small (500w or 600w) solid-state amplifier kit  
that I can build myself (a *real* kit, with soldering iron and  
everything!). Some of us don't have the time, tools, and/or smarts to  
homebrew such a creature on our own and would jump all over a kit like  
this. It doesn't have to be anything revolutionary, just a simple amp  
built around MRF150's or whatever. Base model would work with any rig  
to make it appeal to the mass market, with options to expand  
functionality (built-in ATU, K2/K3 interface, etc.), kind of like the  
way the K2 is marketed -- buy what you need. If it could be sold for  
less than a comparable Ameritron, I'd buy one in a heartbeat.

73,
Paul WW2PT



On Feb 11, 2010, at 9:48 AM, lawrence libsch wrote:

> 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