[Elecraft] Amp power per $$ spreadsheet download

[Bill]

Very informative piece of work and research. It does show there are more 
cost effective answers to amplifiers than the KPA500 - but, I will forgo 
the cost factor to have the total ease of operation the KPA500 and 
KAT500 provide me.

To QSY from 3935 to 7272 all I do is click the band change, twist the 
VFO,  then PTT.  Sure beats the Palstar tuner (excellent tuner) and the 
AL80A (fair amplifier that requires continuing maintenance).

Hang the dollars (within reason) and go for the ease of operation.

Just for grins, here is an article I wrote about twenty years ago 
regarding amplifiers (a little dated perhaps?)

http://archive.org/stream/73-magazine-1996-07/07_July_1996#page/n32/mode/1up

Bill W2BLC K-Line