[Elecraft] KPA 500 vs New 1500 watt amp

[Robert G Strickland]

Wayne...

Yes! The "big" switch, thereby demonstrating flexibility in matters of 
output power. "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of small minds" as 
Emerson would say. (I assume at least an upright knife-switch, bolted to 
the floor and connected to bank of van de graaff generators...)

Have a good day.

...robert ke2wy

On 04/21/2017 16:31, Wayne Burdick wrote:
> Our philosophy at Elecraft is to cover both ends of the spectrum.
> Figuratively speaking.
>
> When the bands are open, the birds are singing, and the sun is
> shining, you’ll find us outdoors using a hand-held KX2 at 10 watts
> with a whip. But late at night, when propagation is in the tank and
> that rare DX station peeks over the horizon for a once-in-a-lifetime
> fleeting moment, seconds count and size really does matter. At these
> times, we flip the big switch.
>
> Wayne N6KR
>
>
>
>> On Apr 21, 2017, at 9:02 AM, Roy Koeppe <k6xk at ncn.net> wrote:
>>
>>
>> Aboot:
>>
>> "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."
>>
>>
>> Apparently none of you here ragchews on 80M CW roundtables at
>> sunrise times during spring/summer thunderstorms seasons across the
>> country! That's the reason QRO was born...
>>
>> 73,  Roy   K6XK     Iowa
>>
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