[Elecraft] Considering a KPA-500

[David Cole]

Hi Brian,
Thank you for that info, especially from a DX station!  Right now I am
trying to balance ease of operation between the 1.5 KW I now have...
This sort of input helps a lot!
-- 
Thanks and 73's,
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On Fri, 2015-04-24 at 22:14 +1000, Gary Gregory wrote:
> Most of the legal limit stations from over there (US) A
> Easy to hear. The issue generally is they are rather wide.
> The ones I have worked running the k-line are generally just as loud
> but nowhere near as wide.
> In a contest I admit I dont like to work a dirty signal and if they
> encroach on me too much I move and ignore them.
> I have over the years ran a lot of gear but never held onto anything
> as long as my k-line and it aint going anywhere even though the k3 is
> a little poorly right now.
> 
> Ymmv of course
> 
> 73
> 
> On 24/04/2015 9:48 PM, "Brian R. Malone"
> <brian.malone at pharmacy.stjohns.edu> wrote:
>         I just purchased it this month and used to use my Hammarlund
>         XL-One. So far, I have not been disappointed and can work
>         anything I hear.
>         I love the no tune and auto band switching.
>         I will be comparing reports between both of my amps over the
>         next few days.
>         Best,
>         Brian
>         W2BRM
>         NY
>         
>         
>         
>         > On Apr 23, 2015, at 10:34 PM, David Cole <dave at nk7z.net>
>         wrote:
>         >
>         > Hi all,
>         >
>         > I am considering a KPA-500...  I currently have an AL-82,
>         and am getting
>         > tired of all the band switching etc.
>         >
>         > My only real issue with the KPA-500 is the output power of
>         only 500
>         > watts.  Just how much of a hit will I take by going from
>         1500 watts to
>         > 500 watts...  I chase DX, via RTTY and CW mostly, and some
>         SSB.
>         >
>         > I get DB, and realize that I will take a roughly a 5 db loss
>         in signal,
>         > which is one S-unit...
>         >
>         > Will the KPA-500 take key down for 10 or more minutes at
>         full power??
>         >
>         > Is there anyone on here that has gone from 1500 to 500
>         watts, and if so,
>         > can you tell me a bit about it?  How does the LPA-500
>         operate on MARS
>         > frequencies?  They are all over the place, not in ham
>         bands...
>         >
>         > --
>         > Thanks and 73's,
>         > For equipment, and software setups and reviews see:
>         > www.nk7z.net
>         > for MixW support see;
>         > http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/mixw/info
>         > for Dopplergram information see:
>         > http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/dopplergram/info
>         > for MM-SSTV see:
>         > http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/MM-SSTV/info
>         >
>         >
>         >
>         >
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