[Elecraft] Adding 100W amp to IC703

[Jim Brown]

On 6/20/2013 12:02 PM, edeveloper_1 at yahoo.com wrote:
> I have an IC-703+ with the W4RT dual Collins filter kit installed that unfortunately I get to use seldom enough that I can't justify replacing with a KX3 at this time.)

You might want to re-think that, depending on what other radios you 
own.  The KX3 with a 100W amp is a world class 100W radio, as good as 
anything you can buy for for less than $10K.  Also, I suspect that the 
IC703 isn't very clean with respect to phase noise and TX IM products 
(check ARRL reviews), so it may not be clean enough to drive an amp to 
100W. That could result in some pretty unhappy ham neighbors.

So just because you can doesn't mean that you should. :)

If it was me, I'd sell the 703 and buy the KX3.

73, Jim K9YC