[Elecraft] KPA 500 vs New 1500 watt amp

[Scott Manthe]

One S-unit in a pile-up or on a noisy band can be a big deal. If all you 
do is rag chew in low noise environments then maybe you wouldn't notice. 
In the noise on the low bands or if you're trying to break a pile up, 
that 4.5 dB means you're a lot louder than someone else. Whether that is 
worth the price is up to the op to decide, but the myth that the 1KW 
difference in power makes no difference is just that, a myth.

73,
Scott N9AA


On 4/20/17 9:12 PM, Terry Brown wrote:
> If the new Elecraft amp is indeed 1500 watts it might be worth considering that going from 500 to 1500 watts is only about 4.5 Db or less than 1 S-unit in signal strength.  If I owned the KPA 500 it would be a hard sell to get me to move to ANY 1500 watt amp.
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> Respectfully,
>
> Terry, N7TB
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