Plus a power supply and in VK land we pay very dearly for 100amp switcher. I would not see a lot of difference in an ALS-600 + Power supply and the KPA-500 with it's onboard power supply sitting alongside my K3...Grin
Gary On Thu, Sep 9, 2010 at 12:30 PM, Doug Person <d...@northroutt.net> wrote: > I use an Ameritron ALS-600 along with the MFJ 600 watt autotuner. > Together, this combination just breaks $1500. It works superbly with > the K3. The KPA-500 is expected to be priced around $2200. Worth every > penny I'm sure and I'll be among the first wave to order it. But, it > doesn't stop the ALS-600 from being an excellent, and less expensive by > far, alternative. > > Doug -- K0DXV > > On 9/8/2010 1:12 PM, K4SC wrote: > > After 45 years on the air, I'm finally getting an itch to bump my power > over > > 100 watts; 500 - 600 watts seems like a reasonable amount of 75 meter > power > > for me. I'm seriously looking at amplifiers and tuners, but hesitant to > > make a purchase decision before getting at least some warm fuzzies about > the > > KPA-500 pricing and availability. > > > > Been looking at a lot of new and used tube based amplifiers and 1KW > tuners; > > getting the sense that I could spend upwards of $1500 for anything > decent. > > If the KPA-500 is going to sell for close to that figure, or less of > course, > > I can probably keep my money stashed and wait a few more months. It sure > > would look nice next to the K3& P3. > > > > If, however, the KPA-500 is going to cost much more than $1500, I will > > probably go the tube route. > > > > So, what I'm hoping to get from someone "in the know" is a ballpark > figure > > on the KPA-500. I assume the antenna tuner is built in, and not an > > additional cost. If that isn't the case, then knowing the ATU cost would > > also be helpful. > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > -- Gary VK4FD - Motorhome Mobile http://www.qsl.net/vk4fd/ K3 #679 For everything else there's Mastercard!!! ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
