[Elecraft] WTB KPA-1500

[Pete Smith N4ZR]

Good advice. Sometimes, at least, updates can be effected with a board 
swap. In my case something failed on the LPF board, but it was easy to swap.

One thing that I've run into is that unless you have trained the 
autotuner across the full range of frequencies on each band, you can 
encounter a kind of endless hunting for a match.  I operate 98 percent 
CW, and when I got into a phone contest I discovered that this would 
happen at the far end of the phone band.  The training is relatively 
quick and easy, but don't be tempted to leave out any of the frequency 
slots when you do it.  Once it's done, it's like having a 1500-watt 
transceiver.

73, Pete N4ZR
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On 12/1/2021 11:40 AM, David Decoons wrote:
> Congrats! Great amp!
>
> One word of advice if buying a used amp, contact service with serial number and ensure it has latest updates. There were some updates along the way that make the amp more reliable, including additional protection for the LDMOS devices. My amp went back for updates and has been trouble free since.
>
> I Had high reflected errors when running exciter power only which turned out to be issue on frequency detection on filter board.
>
> Renee at Elecraft service waved his magic wand and also applied other updates and it is now running great!
>
> Dave wo2x
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
>> On Dec 1, 2021, at 10:32 AM, Larry Boekeloo <lboekeloo at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hi everyone...
>>
>> I found what I wanted and the KPA-1500 will be here tomorrow, December 2.
>>
>> Merry Chrstmas to me!
>>
>> Thanks everyone.
>>
>> Larry, KN8N
>> Kalamazoo, Michigan
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