[Icom] PW1 VL1000 ACOM 2000

[wa9als]

I use the Alpha 87a, it is trouble free, acts as a 1.5KW transceiver, is
completely automatic, and works very well with my Icom 756Pro. I love it.

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Well, we like to talk about them, don't we?  The PW-1's integrated tuner and
antenna switch are very convenient.  You can have a tribander for 10-15-20,
a dipole for 40M, a yagi for 40M, and a vertical for 80M, all attached to
the PW-1 directly.  It remembers which antenna you prefer for each band and
tunes it if necessary.  If I'm on 15M using WriteLog, I can type 7086 RETURN
and I'm on that freq with a different antenna instantly.  That's what I mean
by a KW transceiver, not just the amplifier tuning.  To compare
functionality, you would need an external switch, band decoder etc.

Sure would be fun to have all 3 of these at once to play with, eh?  Oh
well...

BTW, the PW-1 runs KW on 6M.