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Re: [Amps] Impressive solid-state 1.5 kW amp

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Subject: Re: [Amps] Impressive solid-state 1.5 kW amp
From: Kevin Stover <kevin.stover@mediacombb.net>
Date: Sat, 27 Feb 2016 17:59:42 -0600
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He's also the founder and developer of the AN Wireless line of self supporting towers. Nobody can argue the quality of those towers, period. This is a start up and we should probably cut them some slack. A 1.5KW, brick on the key, 10:1, auto-tuner is going to cost north of $1K whether it's internal or external. The devices are rated for 300W output from 1 - 150MHz so I don't understand the power drop on 6m.


On 2/26/2016 7:20 AM, Larry Dighera wrote:
The amp looks good from the CGI images, but it is what isn't said/shown that is
disturbing.  Why is the image of the "Revolutionary" user interface so small as
to be unreadable?  Although implied, I find no mention of the word 'autotune.'
What would you give for actual high-resolution photographs of the interior of
the amp?  You'll find significantly more information about the first iteration
of the amp (tubes) in the Spring 2013 Dedicated RF newsletter here:
<http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs141/1111187925496/archive/1111961943958.html>,
and summer 2013 here:
<http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs141/1111187925496/archive/1114540809007.html>.
Interesting 2012 thread here ostensibly concerning legacy Commander / "Palstar
company: <http://www.eham.net/ehamforum/smf/index.php?topic=80173.0>.


I did find a photograph of Dan Simmonds (KK3AN), former trucker and apparent
developer of the amp, here: <http://www.anwireless.com/>.  Others here:
<http://www.kk3an.com/alaska2010.html>.  He is apparently also a member of this
mailing list: <http://lists.contesting.com/_amps/2013-01/msg00094.html>.



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R. Kevin Stover
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