Hello Group,
I'm finally building my first serious contest station after hamming for
over 30 years. My wife and I moved out to the country last August to a
lot with no restrictions. My first tower is up and I'm planning a 2nd soon.
I'm looking at amp possibilities. My rig is an Elecraft K3 so the
KPA500 looks intriguing in that it will follow the rig and I won't have
to tune it, i.e., quick band changes.
Is 1500 watts really worth looking at? I could go the Acom 2000a or
Alpha route, but that's not quite in the budget now. So I'm looking at
the Ameritron AL-1200, 1500 or other comparable amp. The disadvantage is
tune up time, but I'm not sure that's really a big deal. I've operated
at K5NA for years and it doesn't take much to tune to a different band
using pre-marked settings.
So the question, does the extra 1000 watts make a difference? as
compared to the ability to make quick band changes using a solid state amp?
Thanks
Rich - N5ZC
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