I used to own the 1 KW Icom PW1 linear amplifier. It included within its huge & heavy black box the switching power supply and the 3:1 antenna auto-tuner. I sold that amplifier because my eyes sparkled in delight with a much, much smaller desktop KPA500 from Elecraft.
If this new 1.5 KW linear (if that is the power) becomes a reality, having it come in three separate boxes may make some sense. Alternatively, like the Icom PW1, have a control head that sits on the shack desktop and the main unit containing everything else would be on the floor in a dark corner where it belongs (and, where I had my PW1). But, being honest, I will not be in the market for a larger amp as 100 watts seems quite a bit for my operations which is 99 percent CW and QRP ops or even 10-watt QRP ops with my KX2 is a lot of fun. 73, phil, K7PEH ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
