[Elecraft] KPA-500 Features and Pricing

[Phil Hystad]

The only kind of amp I want to buy is a solid-state amp.  I already own
a PW-1 that goes with my Icom 756 Pro III and I am choosing to keep that
and keep it with the Pro III and get another amp for the K3.  I will entertain
the KPA500 for any price under $2000 and consider the merits and features
and trade offs when it is available and the price when it comes.  I think my
alternative is Tokyo Hi-Power.  I am not interested in the MFJ amplifiers.
So, I would like it to be cheaper too but not so cheap that it is a business
risk to Elecraft.

phil,
K7PEH


On Sep 9, 2010, at 11:31 AM, Wayne Burdick wrote:

> All of our products are priced based on the cost of goods and on  
> recovering our cost of development over time. The KPA500 will be  
> fairly priced using these same criteria.
> 
> The KPA500 includes a built-in linear power supply, with a toroidal  
> transformer, to ensure no added transmit noise. There's no way to do  
> this cheaply. It's also an extremely compact amplifier, matching the  
> K3 in size, which was not easy. These and other features make for an  
> apples-and-oranges comparison to other amplifiers.
> 
> If the KPA500's unique qualities are not what you're looking for,  
> there are other alternatives at lower cost.
> 
> 73,
> Wayne
> N6KR
> 
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