[Elecraft] KPA-500 Features and Pricing

[Mike]

  Graham,
I have an ACOM 1000 also, and I like it a lot. I have developed a way to beat the 
problem of missing a QSO because of the warm up time.  I turn the ACOM on when I 
first come into the shack.... :-P

73, Mike NF4L


On 9/10/2010 8:53 AM, Graham Kimbell G3TCT wrote:
> I currently use an Acom 1000 amp on 80 and 6m and a homebrew
> semiconductor amp (160W o/p) on 4m.
> The features I really like about solid state amps is their efficiency
> (50-60%), and zero warm up time. I often find on 6m that I can hear
> interesting but very weak dx that needs the amp, but I have to wait
> nearly 3 minutes for it to warm up, by which time the dx may have
> disappeared.  By contrast the solid state PA takes no current on standby
> and is available instantly.
>
> My 2p worth
> Graham
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