Now that Tokyo Hi-Power has a 1.5 kw s.s. amp on the market for around $5500 (American street price) the high end price ceiling for a s.s. legal limit amp has been broken and any well-heeled ham woul
5. Similar to #4 but make big tube amps for the audiophool crowd who will pay whatever it takes to get one up on others. Like the $65K PP 304TL amp that runs only 100W. The audiophools are buying up
Cheapest I'm seeing them is $5800. You need to add the auto tuner to that to get the complete price which will bring it up about $1200 more or a total of $7,000 for a rugged, well protected, instant
It depends on the antenna if a tuner is necessary at all. I never needed a tuner except on open wire feeders. My IC-2KL is happy with all my antennas. It cuts back a little bit of power at the band e
Commercial practice STILL uses tubes for 1KW and above. I have a Icom 2KL which works nicely IF the SWR is less than 2:1 - IT NEEDS its companion AT-500 (which I also have) to keep it happy Also have
Let's see where to begin....okay two comments: First, please explain what you mean by "commercial practice." If you mean broadcasting, no broadcaster in his right mind today is running a tube rig unl
GeeWiz, 1KW comes from I was talking about high power which generally starts at 1KW and up Guess all the broadcast stations up here are behind the times because they use tubes instead of SS the excit