There must be a really good reason why amplifiers don't use on-board switching supplies to get the weight and size down even further. An awful lot of folks are using rigs powered by switchers which are obviously quiet enough. Ameritron is an exception, but it's still outboard.
Perhaps an Elecraft amplifier would be good for dxpeditioners just as is the K3, ie concentration on light weight and performance. David G3UNA > On Fri, 2010-02-12 at 08:33 -0600, Bob Naumann wrote: > >> As an alternative, the Acom 1000 using a tube final (for those who prefer >> valves in their final) is similar in price/output, but it is manually >> tuned >> and runs about 1k out on all bands 160 through 6m. > > I have (heavily) used my Acom1000 for nearly 9 years now. It works great > with my K3 on all bands. It is a full QSK amp. > I have also used it for 6m EME > I have had a few small issues with the Acom over the years, in each case > Acom's support was both speedy and superb > > -- > 73 > Brendan EI6IZ > > ______________________________________________________________ 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