Rich, I am for Elecraft making an effective combiner to use 2 KPA500's. I would then have flexibility to use either for one 1kw or 2 500watt radios. A 1500 watt radio will be very heavy and I just sold my ~60# THP 2.5kfx as I was barely able to move it on my own and I am not getting any younger :-) As you point out the slight gain to 1.5 KW isn't enough to warrant one that size to me. When I had the THP I rarely pushed it past 900-100 watts anyway and had little trouble working EU on 80.
73, Bill K9YEQ -----Original Message----- From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Richard Thorne Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2017 11:32 AM To: Elecraft Reflector <elecraft@mailman.qth.net> Subject: [Elecraft] Amp Thoughts: 1000 watts or 1500 watts? I have a pair of KPA-500's for an SO2R setup. Seamless. I've been running the numbers on the advantage of going to 1000 or 1500 watts. 500 watts to 1000 watts - 3.01 db gain 500 watts to 1500 watts - 4.77 db gain Will the increase from 1000 to 1500 watts or a 1.76 db increase in gain, make a difference? I'm sure it would in some circumstances, but how often? I'm just starting on my quest to increase my dxcc totals on 80 and 160, so maybe that 1.76 db would be the difference between a having a qso or not having a qso. What are the thoughts of the serious low band guys? Thanks Rich - N5ZC ______________________________________________________________ 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 k9...@live.com ______________________________________________________________ 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
