[Icom] PW1 VL1000 ACOM 2000

Thu, 25 Jul 2002 23:41:25 -0400

Bruce...I'm still using the old L7 with my PRO, but I was curious...If the
only cable to the ACOM is the exciter input, how does the amp know that you
switched bands??
...Dave
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bruce Marton" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, July 25, 2002 10:09 PM
Subject: Re: [Icom] PW1 VL1000 ACOM 2000


> Hello Adam,
> Yes I remember your experience with HV.  But I warned you about holding a
> Martini in one hand while adjusting HV with the other!  You are supposed
to
> have the non adjusting hand in your back pocket for safety reasons.  The
> damp glass only helps in conducting the juice, that is the electrical
juice
> back to ground.
>
> With the Acom, there is no need to be inside the amp for anything.  It is
> completely computerized and all control functions are done via the
out-board
> RCU.   In all reality, the Acom is as automatic with your rig as the PW-1
> is.  It will sense your frequency segment and band in less than a split
> second, and auto tune, change bands and if you have the automatic antenna
> switch, will select any one of up to 10 antennas to be used on a
particular
> segment.  All of this is completed in under .5 seconds!  The only
> interconnect cable used is your coax from the exciter to the amp.  You
don't
> even need an ALC line.
>
> The amp will run all day, key down at full legal limit, no problems.  You
> may monitor any two of twenty parameters on the RCU in addition to the
> forward and reflected power meters, all at once.
> The distortion figures are much better than any of the solid state amps or
> for that matter even many of the tube amps on the market.  It uses a pair
of
> ceramic tetrodes vs. most other tube amps running triodes.  And the best
> part of it all is the lack of noise.  My computer makes more fan noise
than
> the Acom!  In fact the fan in the IC 781 is louder than my Acom.
>
> The entire amp is constructed of heavy duty aluminum, front panel
included.
> No plastic like the solid state amps.  Adam, you know me and how I do my
> advance studies before making a purchase, and the Acom was my first choice
> by a long shot.  But this is all just my opinion and I hope this sheds
some
> light on the subject for anyone looking to make a lifetime investment in
an
> amplifier.  Do look at all the amps out there, then check the Acom last,
you
> will end up buying one.
> Bruce K1XR
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Adam Farson" <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Thursday, July 25, 2002 7:33 PM
> Subject: RE: [Icom] PW1 VL1000 ACOM 2000
>
>
> > Hi Bruce,
> >
> > It all comes down to personal choice. I have had excellent results with
> the
> > Quadra in the 4 years (almost) that it has been in my station. The PW-1
is
> > somewhat more automated when driven by an Icom exciter - it tracks the
> > frequency and band selection on the exciter, whilst the Quadra requires
a
> > "stimulus" when changing bands or retuning (F SET or TUNE button).
> >
> > The main factor which kept me away from the Acom was that near-fatal
> > accident at CERN in 1968.
> >
> > Best 73,
> > Adam, VA7OJ/AB4OJ
> > North Vancouver, BC, Canada
> > http://www.qsl.net/ab4oj/
> > Note new e-mail address:
> > mailto:[email protected]
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]On
> > Behalf Of Bruce Marton
> > Sent: July 25, 2002 15:23
> > To: [email protected]
> > Subject: Re: [Icom] PW1 VL1000 ACOM 2000
> >
> >
> > Acom 2000 has it over the others, hands down.
> > Lower distortion, higher output (up to 2.4KW) fully automatic, fully
> > protected and much cheaper finals to replace if needed.
> > Makes a 500 watt and up, transceiver.  12 watts drive gets me around 500
> to
> > 600 watts output.  75 to 80 watts gets you up around 2 KW plus.  I run
my
> > drive down at 12 watts most of the time and around 50 watts if needed to
> do
> > 1.5 KW.  Keep everything fairly cool.  The noise level from the fans are
> > almost zero in the Acom.  This is your best value in a full auto tune
> > operation.
> > Bruce K1XR
> >
> >
> >
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> >
>
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