[Elecraft] Considering a KPA-500

Mike Harris mike.harris at horizon.co.fk
Fri Apr 24 19:18:45 EDT 2015


They seem to be also offering a rather smart looking power combiner for 
any pair of their amp range.  Not cheap.

Regards,

Mike VP8NO

On 24/04/2015 19:50, Chuck Smallhouse wrote:
> To all those comparing 500+ W versus 1500 W, and want instant on, with
> auto tracking the K3 in frequency, maybe you should consider the
> SPE/Expert 1.3K-FA.
>
> The desk space that it takes up is not much more than the KPA500, and it
> comes with a built in auto ATU.  It will reportedly put out up to1500
> W.  The price for the 3+dB gain in output is also increased, but less
> than 3 dB.
>
> Now if you want to cash in your 401K , SPE/Expert also offers the 2K-FA,
> which will be at least an S unit stronger than the KPA500 !   Again also
> with the auto tracking of the K3 and fully auto ATU.  However you may
> need to consider increasing the power handling of your coaxes and
> antennas !
>
> Chuck,  W7CS


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