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If you're a serious contester maybe you want the extra DBs. But for DXers, with any skill you can wrk. what's out there with the K line. If a bigger amp cabinet was needed. A much larger & heavier one they probably wouldn't be going on DXpeditions as they are now. Most recent DXpeditions are exclusively K3s and/or KPAs. I have an average DXer stn. & I've not yet missed anything. I know the rare call & locations help them but I've not been where I couldn't copy the DX. I've had my K line nearly 3 yr.s and I personally wouldn't go back to a tube amp. Can't tell you how much rare DX I've seen spotted & been there in 15 seconds & wrkd it. I wouldn't want to sit there waiting a minute or two til the warm up light goes out on a tube amp. Be 20 or 30 more calling by then. Probably K line guys.... Just my opinion. K9IL ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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A couple of things.
The K1N, Navassa DXpedition, (according to QST's "How's DX" will use SGC-500 amps, despite having Elecraft as a sponsor. (I'm not sure SGC amps are available, but that's another story). Amps using 3-500s are essentially instant-on. Just for the record, I retired an L-4B and replaced it with a KPA500/KAT500. I do miss the 3 dB, but the "no tune" is nice, although I'm not overjoyed with the tuner and when planned antenna changes are complete, may remove it. Wes N7WS On 12/13/2014 2:03 PM, r miles wrote: > > If you're a serious contester maybe you want the extra DBs. But for DXers, > with any skill you can wrk. what's out there with the K line. > If a bigger amp cabinet was needed. A much larger & heavier one they probably > wouldn't be going on DXpeditions as they are now. Most recent DXpeditions are > exclusively K3s and/or KPAs. I have an average DXer stn. & I've not yet missed > anything. I know the rare call & locations help them but I've not been where I > couldn't copy the DX. > I've had my K line nearly 3 yr.s and I personally wouldn't go back to a tube > amp. Can't tell you how much rare DX I've seen spotted & been there in 15 > seconds & wrkd it. I wouldn't want to sit there waiting a minute or two til > the warm up light goes out on a tube amp. Be 20 or 30 more calling by then. > Probably K line guys.... > > Just my opinion. K9IL > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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I have one of those STC amplifiers and it works very well. I have never looked at harmonics distortion or other factors in it but it regularly used to give me about 12 GB signal increase with my ICOM 7000. I don't use it for the KP a 100 yet with my KX3, because I have had too much fun at the queue RP.level. I am sorry for the strange sounding sentences, I am using iPhone with Siri to create this message.
Sent from my iPhone this time > On Dec 13, 2014, at 2:44 PM, Wes (N7WS) <[hidden email]> wrote: > > A couple of things. > > The K1N, Navassa DXpedition, (according to QST's "How's DX" will use SGC-500 amps, despite having Elecraft as a sponsor. (I'm not sure SGC amps are available, but that's another story). > > Amps using 3-500s are essentially instant-on. > > Just for the record, I retired an L-4B and replaced it with a KPA500/KAT500. I do miss the 3 dB, but the "no tune" is nice, although I'm not overjoyed with the tuner and when planned antenna changes are complete, may remove it. > > Wes N7WS > >> On 12/13/2014 2:03 PM, r miles wrote: >> >> If you're a serious contester maybe you want the extra DBs. But for DXers, with any skill you can wrk. what's out there with the K line. >> If a bigger amp cabinet was needed. A much larger & heavier one they probably wouldn't be going on DXpeditions as they are now. Most recent DXpeditions are exclusively K3s and/or KPAs. I have an average DXer stn. & I've not yet missed anything. I know the rare call & locations help them but I've not been where I couldn't copy the DX. >> I've had my K line nearly 3 yr.s and I personally wouldn't go back to a tube amp. Can't tell you how much rare DX I've seen spotted & been there in 15 seconds & wrkd it. I wouldn't want to sit there waiting a minute or two til the warm up light goes out on a tube amp. Be 20 or 30 more calling by then. Probably K line guys.... >> >> Just my opinion. K9IL >> > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[hidden email] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to [hidden email] Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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