I'm also using the SGC with my 5000A and it works very well. However, the cost of the AGC amp is, sort of, the tip of the iceberg. It needs something in the 90 amp range for peaks. I only have one power supply rated at 59 amp continuous, 75 amp peak and I trip the amp fairly often. I'm going to have to either get another power supply or add a 100 AH marine battery.
But it really is fool proof. Richard, WU5K -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, November 18, 2007 7:42 AM To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: [Flexradio] Power Amp recommendation I use a SGC 500 with my SDR-1000 as my "low power" power amp and an Ameritron AL-1500 for my legal limit amp. The SGC is perfect for my internet accessed remote operation as the SGC is bullet proof with all of it's SWR protection, over temp protection and has automatic band change. I do use the PTT control line for the amp rather than automatic RF sense keying as it is faster. The SGC is a little pricey for 500 watts out, but worth it. (With the Canadian exchange being where it is right now, it will help). Harry W9BR I am very impressed with the New 5000A and have made 75 M contacts off shore and heard many European stations on 75 M (around 0200 UTC) however I note that the ATU is very noisy when hunting for a match and frequently requires several tries ( using semi-automatic) before making a 1:1 (or better than 3:1) match. What experience do others have? Also I would like to increase my output power to at least 400W PEP what do others recommend for amplifiers with or without built in ATUs. 73 Robin Haighton VE3FRH ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mail.flex-radio.biz/pipermail/flexradio_flex-radio.biz/attachments/20 071118/28275f04/attachment.html _______________________________________________ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ _______________________________________________ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
