[Elecraft] KXPA100- How impactful to making contacts?

[a45wg]

Using 15 W out from my K3-S (Max power for your KX3 as you indicated) my KPA500 pushes out 330 Watts … Why bother with 100W when you can have 330 ??  There is however a difference in purchase price $2k vs $800 (aprox) - and if you need a tuner that will be another $700. 

Sorry to say I kept the KX3 for mobile/QRP and just got a K3S, KAT500 and KPA500.

Enjoy your dilemma

	Tim



> On 21 Jun 2016, at 21:08, Road Runner <eballina at cfl.rr.com> wrote:
> 
> Have had my KX3 for a couple of weeks and love it. Biggest issue I have is even at 15 watts, unless conditions are right, I am having issues making DX contacts. The KX3 is connected to an Alpha Delta 80-6 meter fan dipole. I have been thinking about getting the KXPA 100 but wonder whether it will be enough of a bang for the buck. I use this at a summer cottage, at home I started with a Kenwood Ts-590SG and eventually upgraded the rig with an Ameritron 811H to get more punch. I have no problems getting picked out of pileup so now...
> So my question is for those of you that have gone the upgrade path to KXPA100... Did you get enough punch or are you wishing you had gone with more power? I am not really too crazy about going all the way to the KPA500...
> 
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