[Elecraft] KPA1500 Power Level

[Jim Brown]

On 9/23/2021 6:34 AM, Lyn Norstad wrote:
> Yes, there are many reasons to match as well as possible

Elecraft engineer K6XX has shown that it is critical to match antennas 
to the output devices to minimize IMD (clicks, splatter). In tube amps, 
this is done by a variable pi or pi-L network; with solid state amps, it 
must be done by a dedicated antenna tuner. The one in the KPA1500 works 
quite well.

Bob and I are both serious contesters (he's much better than me), and 
within a week of my moving in four miles from him, he made sure I knew 
how to tune my tube amps. :)  We've always been good friends.

73, Jim K9YC