[Elecraft] KPA1500 power per frequency bin

[Josh Fiden]

What feature(s) of KPA1500 would you want in KPA500? Sincere question. I’m not familiar with the differences other than hardware. Built in tuner, separate light weight switching PS, legal limit power.  

With my antennas I don’t see a big enough power difference across the band with KPA500. Power could vary by 20% (it doesn’t) and its still <1dB, not a big deal on HF. 450-550W the amp doesn’t care. With my big amp it’s a problem when I want to set for 1.5kW then QSY and it’s 1.6+kW... not good. 

73
Josh W6XU

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> On Jun 4, 2020, at 12:20 PM, hawley, charles j jr <c-hawley at illinois.edu> wrote:
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> So...is it possible that the KPA500 could ever be upgraded or be a KPA500A to be as capable as the KPA1500?
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