>> I'm seriously considering an ACOM 2000A and am looking for owners
>> comments. What do you think of it? Does it meet your expectations? Do
>> you recommend it? If not, why? I would appreciate hearing all PROS as
>> well as all CONS.
>>
>I purchased one and installed it on an experimental Navy ship. It was
>connected to a 28 foot mast on deck and was adjusted to auto tune and
>transmit at 500 watts. It ran very well for about a year and then the
>fault indicator came on. We discover that the connection to the
>antenna on the deck corroded enough to short circuit the output. We
>reworked the connection and the amp was happy again.
>
If one-half of your dipole falls down, the Acom 2000 will automatically
re-tune and do its best to pump 2kW into this new "load". Better check
your fire insurance :-)
Seriously - a lovely amp. It just sits under the table and does the
business.
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73 from Ian G/GM3SEK
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