[Elecraft] Alternative AMP to KX3 since Elecraft has temporarily stopped making AMPS

[rich hurd WC3T]

And not to appear to be too much of a lickspittle, but IMHO the only thing
to compare to a KXPA100 is... another KXPA100.

LOL

On Wed, May 27, 2020 at 18:55 Eric Swartz <eric at elecraft.com> wrote:

> Folks,
>
> As noted in my earlier email on this thread, we are currently shipping
> -all- of our amplifiers, including the KXPA100, KPA500 and KPA1500.
>
> We are shipping a batch of KXPA100 orders tomorrow and will be shipping the
> original poster to this thread his KXPA100 next week. :-)
>
> 73,
> Eric
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>
>
> On Wed, May 27, 2020 at 3:38 PM Don Wilhelm <donwilh at embarqmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Fear not, the KXPA100 will again be offered as will the KX3 and KX2.
> > If you get a response that it is not available, that means that the
> > in-stock supply has been exhausted.
> >
> > But we will have to wait until after the lockdown in California is
> > lifted.  It affects not only Elecraft, but also the suppliers of the
> > boards, enclosures, etc.  Many of the ICs are offshore items and time
> > will tell when they will be available and shipped.
> > Patience during this critical period is required, although many are
> > getting restless.
> >
> > Meanwhile, the K4 is being refined as the engineering staff is able to
> > work from home.
> >
> > Sales and support and K3 repairs are also able to work from home, as
> > well as some of the production folks.  It is assembly that is in a bind
> > - even if they can get the parts, assembly is a hands-on process that is
> > difficult to do in a work-from-home environment.
> >
> > See the Elecraft Newsletter to be informed of what steps are being taken
> > in the office in preparation for reopening.
> >
> > 73,
> > Don W3FPR
> >
> > On 5/27/2020 5:55 PM, Matt Maguire wrote:
> > > The KXPA100 and associated ATU is well integrated with KX3, and it
> > > also works very nicely with the K2 if you make up the keying circuit
> > > mod. It's sad to hear they've stopped production for the time being...
> > >
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