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Re: [CQ-Contest] New Amps: Elecraft KPA1500 & FlexRadio/4O3A PGXL

To: john@kk9a.com
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] New Amps: Elecraft KPA1500 & FlexRadio/4O3A PGXL
From: Ria Jairam <rjairam@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2017 10:09:02 -0400
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Does it have the ability to adjust itself via CAT? That is recommended for
solid state amps, especially in SO2R configuration.

N2RJ

On Mon, Apr 24, 2017 at 8:08 PM, <john@kk9a.com> wrote:

> The Acom 2000a needs a brief dit to adjust itself. This is a fantastic
> amplifier and it adjusts very quickly however I would not operate SO2R
> alternating CQs between two radios with just a single 2000a.
>
> John KK9A
>
>
> To:     cq-contest <cq-contest@contesting.com>
> Subject:        Re: [CQ-Contest] New Amps: Elecraft KPA1500 &
> FlexRadio/4O3A
> PGXL
> From:   Rudy Bakalov via CQ-Contest <cq-contest@contesting.com>
> Date:   Mon, 24 Apr 2017 07:33:52 -0400
>
> Can auto tune amps tune fast enough between band A and B? My experience
> with
>
> Acom 2000 is that while auto tuning is fast, it is not fast enough to be
> alternating CQ on two different bands.
>
> On the other hand, solid state amps use banks of low pass filters on the
> output, allowing them to switch bands as rapidly as the relays can switch;
> I
>
> can imagine running on two bands with this arrangement.
>
> Rudy N2WQ
>
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