[Elecraft] K3: Using an Icom PW-1 Linear Amplifier

[Phil Hystad]

Do any of you K3 users out there in Elecraft-land use an Icom PW-1 linear?  I have a PW-1 that I use in concert with my Icom 756 Pro III.  Now that I own a K3, which looks like it will be my primary rig, I am thinking about eventually feeding it to my PW-1.  This raises a number of questions, chief among them is whether the PW-1 can follow the band switching of the K3.

Since most of my activity is CW and since I have never used my linear in CW mode with my Pro III, it is mostly likely that I would use the linear only with SSB.

I am also thinking that down the road I may want to get another solid-state amplifier to be used with my K3.  For this reason I am very interested in what future products might come out of Elecraft.  Other then Elecraft in the future, has anyone used a Tokyo Hi-Power amp with a K3 and if so do they couple up well.  Does the THP amp follow the K3 for band switching?

Thanks for any comments or suggestions you might provide.

73, phil, K7PEH