[Elecraft] Unbelievable!

[Fredric Serota]

I don't usually say much on these lists. But I have just finished building
my KPA500, and I have to say that in my almost 50 years of hamming, this is
the most incredible piece of equipment I have ever had. Now, I am not
related to Elecraft in any way. They don't even know who I am. But I am so
impressed with the quality of components and the engineering and thought
that went in to this little package that I may sell my other amp (name
starts with the first letter of the Greek alphabet) and buy another. My
other amp is so noisy, the fan runs so loud and the "QSK" relays
clickity-clack" when sending CW. The KPA500 is as silent as can be,
generates over 600 watts without any noise at all. The only time I can hear
the fan is when I shut down the amplifier, it turns on to bleed the high
voltage to make it safe if you want to poke inside. No other piece of
equipment I have ever had does that. It follows the K3 without blinking. And
the software gives you all the measurements, including temperature, that you
would ever want to know. And the satisfaction of breaking a pile up with
half the power I usually run, puts the fun back in operating. 

 

And all you guys can say is you don't like the color of the buttons.
Unbelievable!

 

Fred Serota, K3BHX