[Elecraft] KPA500 vs others

[r miles]

Others can  argue the tech. advantages pro or con. Some feel they need 
2 KW. I don't.. For a DXer antennas & skill are more important than a 
few more watts.  I like the way it  works with  my K3. I've had less 
than stellar dealings with the Asian companies. Whether it's bias on my 
part or not I like the idea that it's made & serviced in my home 
country.

On a more human  note. I grew up as a new ham in 1959 at 13 yr.s old.  I 
had the thrill of  at least once  having used  the dream lines of the 
time.  The Collins & Drake lines. I wasn't in the position  to own one. 
I am now  & I see the K line  as the dream line. I now have a dream 
line. There ain't no  way on Gods Green Earth  I'm not going to live  my 
dream. Soap Box over.

K9IL