[Elecraft] KPA 500 vs New 1500 watt amp

[Dr. William J. Schmidt]

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Dr. William J. Schmidt - K9HZ J68HZ 8P6HK ZF2HZ PJ4/K9HZ VP5/K9HZ PJ2/K9HZ
 
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> On Apr 21, 2017, at 10:21 AM, GWK <gkidder at ilstu.edu> wrote:
> 
> And the reason you "need" the extra 1000 W is that the others in the pileup are all running max power.  A typical arms race, with tempers to match.
> 
> George, W3HBM
> 
>> On 4/20/2017 9:39 PM, Dr. William J. Schmidt, II wrote:
>> Well you might consider this.  I do a lot of DXing from J6.  Typically the
>> pile-ups are hundreds if not more people calling once it gets going.  That 1
>> s-unit difference can mean the difference between working the DX or the band
>> going out before you do.   It's personal, right?  Kinda of reminds me of the
>> "I really don't need the horsepower of a corvette" argument.  Yep, maybe you
>> don't and we all can't be driving corvettes.  But having one SURE IS FUN!
>> 
>> 
>> Dr. William J. Schmidt - K9HZ J68HZ 8P6HK ZF2HZ PJ4/K9HZ VP5/K9HZ PJ2/K9HZ
>> 
>> Owner - Operator
>> Big Signal Ranch - K9ZC
>> Staunton, Illinois
>> 
>> Owner - Operator
>> Villa Grand Piton - J68HZ
>> Soufriere, St. Lucia W.I.
>> Rent it: www.VillaGrandPiton.com
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>> 
>> email:  bill at wjschmidt.com
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>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Terry
>> Brown
>> Sent: Thursday, April 20, 2017 8:12 PM
>> To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
>> Subject: [Elecraft] KPA 500 vs New 1500 watt amp
>> 
>> 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