any KPA500 available

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with the new amp shipping, whats the going price for a KPA500? Any good clean gently used ones available....
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[Bill K9YEQ]

The price difference and gain make the KPA500 still a great amp so good luck finding a deal!  The KPA1500 is for us folks who need just  little more when this sunspot cycle sucks to make communications and have a lightweight amp that can be transported.  The 1500 fits lots of needs with a tuner included.  OFS, I want one.

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Bill
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with the new amp shipping, whats the going price for a KPA500? Any good clean gently used ones available....
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[Edward R Cole]

It would seem reasonable to guess many new owners of KPA1500 are
upgrading from a KPA500.  I'll make a wild guess at least 50%, so if
Elecraft sells 5,000 KPA1500 during the beginning of sales then might
there be 2500 used KPA500 that might be available on the used
market?  I suppose some will hold onto their KPA500 (they undoubtedly
are multi-millionaires), but I would guess a fair number will be sold
to offset the cost of the new amp.

So the question was what the price is likely to be for used
KPA500?  90% new price? 80%? 75%? ???

Actually, I'm being a "fly on the wall" on this topic since I am not
in the market.  I just bought a 1200w 2m sspa and considering a new
600w 1296 sspa.  I'm quite satisfied running 100w with my KXPA100.

73, Ed - KL7UW
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[ke9uw]

I figure 75% is a fair discount for excellent used.

Chuck Jack

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> On Mar 10, 2018, at 5:37 PM, Edward R Cole <[hidden email]> wrote:
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> It would seem reasonable to guess many new owners of KPA1500 are upgrading from a KPA500.  I'll make a wild guess at least 50%, so if Elecraft sells 5,000 KPA1500 during the beginning of sales then might there be 2500 used KPA500 that might be available on the used market?  I suppose some will hold onto their KPA500 (they undoubtedly are multi-millionaires), but I would guess a fair number will be sold to offset the cost of the new amp.
>
> So the question was what the price is likely to be for used KPA500?  90% new price? 80%? 75%? ???
>
> Actually, I'm being a "fly on the wall" on this topic since I am not in the market.  I just bought a 1200w 2m sspa and considering a new 600w 1296 sspa.  I'm quite satisfied running 100w with my KXPA100.
>
> 73, Ed - KL7UW
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[K7TV]

I bought my KPA500+KAT500 combo (great used condition, but power calibration
was way off) for $2100 shipped on 3/14/2017. I have seen several sell on QRZ
since then. If you keep watching there, you will find some. I just used
their "search" function to see some recent deals. One KPA500 went for $1750
on 2/5/2018. I have seen sellers asking $1900 not long ago; don't know it
they got that much. My impression is that the price is neither going up nor
down. Compared to the KPA1500 the price and capability differences are very
great, and the two markets are mostly separate. Many people probably go from
1.5kW HF tube amp's to the KPA1500. Someone interested in 6m legal limit
gets quite a deal compared to spending $$$ on a 6m-only legal limit amp.
73,
Erik K7TV

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[Edward R Cole]

Yes, certainly a move from vacuum-tube to solid-state will happen.  I
am doing that on 2m, selling my 8877 amp and replacing it with a
1200w W6PQL LDMOS amp.

My reasons are to be able to remote locate the amp to the tower base
(eliminating blower noise and HVPS).  This also eliminates long
expensive low-loss coax lines.  4w will drive the new 2m amp to 1200w.

The 75% of new price sounds in the ball park for a used KPA500.  And
I do not think over-supply of  used amps will submerge the price by
much - quality is valued!  I think back to Collins in years past.

73, Ed - KL7UW

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I bought my KPA500+KAT500 combo (great used condition, but power calibration
was way off) for $2100 shipped on 3/14/2017. I have seen several sell on QRZ
since then. If you keep watching there, you will find some. I just used
their "search" function to see some recent deals. One KPA500 went for $1750
on 2/5/2018. I have seen sellers asking $1900 not long ago; don't know it
they got that much. My impression is that the price is neither going up nor
down. Compared to the KPA1500 the price and capability differences are very
great, and the two markets are mostly separate. Many people probably go from
1.5kW HF tube amp's to the KPA1500. Someone interested in 6m legal limit
gets quite a deal compared to spending $$$ on a 6m-only legal limit amp.
73,
Erik K7TV


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