Lets not forget... "Service".
> lu w4lt wrote:
>
> I can get an ACOM 1010 (admittedly, with a tube) around (below) that that
> price with the handy TRI tuning and 800w to do the same thing, with
> paperclip reliability to boot.
>
> Also, an ALS600 with the Linear Power supply, AD5X Full Break In mod and an
> external bandswitching accessory plus an MFJ998 would come in considerably
> under the $2,000 price. I should know. I own this configuration and it
> works wonderfully at a total cost of just under $1,800 :)
>
> Matching boxes are nice, but they are not worth that kind of money for that
> power level. 500 watts in kit form with a under $1,100 price point makes
> much more sense in today's economic environment, with the added advantage of
> me being able to build and service it (although the Ameritron is very simple
> inside, easy to service and I don't have to build it, for two hundred
> dollars more!).
>
> Sorry, but the Kool Aid seems to be starting to taste a little bitter.
>
> -lu-w4lt-
>
> ************
>
> lu, I understand how you conclude your personal equipment druthers - and
> there can be no criticisms for those choices.
>
> Let me suggest; however, that there is an "iron triangle" that most people
> consider as trade-offs for purchases, either consciously or subconsciously :
> 1) Performance, 2) Style, and 3) Cost. In general we all seek to maximize
> performance in whatever we wish to acquire or purchase, whether it be power
> level, duty cycle, weight, distortion, and HF and 6-meter band coverage. I
> will argue that Style is also an issue for everyone on some level - do we
> really need to have any of our cabinets painted? What about knobs? Must
> they be black? Knurled? Plastic? Metal? Ultimately, Performance and Style
> are phase-locked to COST. The more you demand of Performance and Style, the
> higher the Cost must be. Considerations of 1) Performance, 2) Style, and 3)
> Cost, send our personal choices in the directions that suit us as we
> individuals deem best. Those choices have nothing to do with the taste of
> anyone's Kool Aid.
>
> I have already acquired a high duty cycle, low distortion, 1.5KW amplifier
> years ago. Now I would like a small, light, and portable HF+6-meter
> amplifier for DXpedition duty. I personally will not consider ANY amplifier
> that cannot Perform on 6-meters in a small stylish, compact, light, and low
> distortion package. Your mileage does vary.
>
> 73,
> Terry K4RX
>
>
>
>
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