It's all relative to how to spend what dollars one has. For me, if money was no concern, I might have a mega KW Alpha sitting on my desk. But I don't have that kind of money, nor the additional dollars to run a dedicated 240V line to the shack. With the dollars I don't spend on a 1,500 watt amp, I can wait for the KAT500 Auto Tuner and get a 500 watt station that plays very well with my all-band, 600-ohm ladder line fed doublet. (And still run it off the existing 117V line in the shack.) Folks going from a 1,500 watt station to a 500 watt station probably will see the difference in a negative light. But I, like a lot of others, went from a 100 watt station up to a 500 watt station. BIG improvement. :-) :-)
Jim / W6JHB On Tuesday, Jan 17, 2012, at Tuesday, 3:12 PM, Brian Alsop wrote: > It's been stated here that the difference between 1500W and 500W is > mostly unimportant. Most views are going from about 100 w to 500 W. > > Here is another view based up the past 15 days of operation with a > KPA-500. The previously 1500 watts was used with identical antennas. > > I chase DX and specifically the DX Marathon award where you try to work > as many countries as possible each year. Yes I can still work stations > but the net effect is: > > 1) You won't work everything you used to > 2) It takes longer to work them > 3) SSB pileup cracking is more difficult > 4) RTTY pileups are more difficult still. > > Frustration. > > It hasn't been a complete wash. I've managed 174 countries/40 zones > with the KPA-500 BUT GETTING THERE WAS A LOT MORE DIFFICULT than Jan. 2011. > > The above isn't unexpected. > > Bring on a KPA-1000. > > 73 de Brian/K3KO > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 10.0.1416 / Virus Database: 2109/4148 - Release Date: 01/17/12 > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 ______________________________________________________________ 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
