The Hardrock is not legal to sell or even list for sale, as in take orders but they are applying for FCC certification/acceptance and that's good.
The only really good amps for the 1500 and FCC certified are made by THP and it puts out as I recall about 50 watts and the new Ten Tec amp that puts out about 100 and was recently reviewed in QST. Stay away of course from the junk make by RM Italy and the others, all illegal to sell in the USA and not one good ham would consider using one, unless you don't mind raising the noise floor. 73 Tim WB8UHZ ________________________________ From: Ken Alexander <k.alexan...@rogers.com> To: J. Ed Rington <ed_ring...@yahoo.com>; flexradio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Friday, June 21, 2013 7:11 PM Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Amplifier for 1500? Hi Jim, You might consider the Hardrock 50. It's an amplifier kit with many modern features. It's designed by a ham who has won the ARRL'shomebrew competition several times. http://www.hobbypcb.com/amateur-radio/amateur-radio/hardrock-50-hf-power-amp-kit.html The page I referred you to says they are not yet available, pending FCC certification. However the website's HOME page says they are taking orders. I think it has also received favourable reviews on eHam.net 73, Ken Alexander VE3HLS On 2013-06-21 5:18 PM, J. Ed Rington wrote: > I'm wanting to get an amplifier to boost my 1500's output to 100 watts or so. > I'm looking at the Ten-tec 418 and the newly announced ElecraftKXPA100. > > So my questions are: > > 1) Which should I get? Are there others that I should consider? > > 2) How do I 'key' the 1500 and the amplifier to transmit together? I'd like > to press the PTT on the 1500's mike, and have the 1500 key the amp. > > 3) If you have experience with the 1500 and the Ten-tec 418, how do you > connect them together to transmit? And are you happy with them together? > > Thanks, > Jim > _______________________________________________ > FlexRadio Systems Mailing List > FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz > http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz > Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ > Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ > _______________________________________________ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ _______________________________________________ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
