[Elecraft] Which Amp ?

[W8JH]

Paul,

Your statement is completely incorrect and unfair.  I quote:
"importing and/or selling an illegal amp is illegal. That tells you a lot
about the US rep."  The flaw in your logic is simply that they are not
importing illegal amps.  This also may be news to you but US hams ARE
allowed to use an amp with more than 15db gain. 

FWIW as the amps are imported they are NOT capable of greater than 15db gain
and are completely legal.  

The amps CAN BE modified after import to provide greater gain.  The US rep
and his wife are nice people an do not deserve that comment.  Should you
ever go to the Dayton Hamvention stop by and talk with them as I do each
year.  I have no affiliation with them.  I sincerely hope your accusation
presented as fact is just due to ignorance of the facts and I hope to help
here.

Also note that it is a not so well kept secret that the Elecraft KPA-500 can
also be modified to provide much greater than 15db gain as well.  That does
not make Elecraft criminals either and I would also dispute any claim to the
contrary in their defense also.

I greatly enjoy my 10W K3s and KX3 when I use them with either my
KPA-500/KAT-500 or my SPE-1.3Kfa.  I also use them in a legal and
responsible fashion to keep a clean signal on the air.  Others should feel
free to do the same whether they operate under antiquated FCC regs or happen
to live in any other country.  For non US hams I can only imagine how you
must view this tempest in a teapot we live with.

73,

Joe, W8JH 



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73,

Joe, W8JH
K3 1713, KPA 132, KX3 7498
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