The new autotune 4000 @ $7500, will do 4500 for $1.67 per watt. The
manual tune version is even cheaper, BUT if you keep 'em legal they look
pretty expensive.
As for spending money on ham gear, as I can no longer fly, the airplanes
are gone. They are expensive even when you don't fly. Hangar rent and
insurance would purchase a really nice station. 14 gallons of $6.00 gas
per hour = $84 for gas per hour. So, I'm saving a LOT of money.
Ham radio, photography, and computers are now my only outlet so when I
purchase a top end rig (doesn't happen very often), my wife just sighs.
OTOH for some reason, computer purchases ring an alarm bell with her.
Photography? Not so much. Maybe it's because of the photos of the birds
and flower around the yard?
73, Roger (K8RI)
On 4/21/2017 3:41 PM, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote:
> OM-2000+ 2,000 Watts $3.379.00
At the US legal limit, it's $2.25/Watt. It's also a tube amp
while you show/compare it against the list of solid state amps.
Cathy, the PW-1 is a 1000W amplifier per Icom's own Instruction
Manual. You list it as 1500W.
73,
... Joe, W4TV
On 4/21/2017 1:30 PM, Jay Terleski wrote:
Price
t of Watts
from OM Powre Cathy, to add to your list.
OM-2000+ 2,000 Watts $3.379.00
That is $1.69 / Watt Cathy.
Jay, WX0B
Jay Terleski
Array Solutions
214 954 7140
Price of solid-state amps:
Ameritron ALS-600, 500 watts, about $1400
ACOM 600, 600 watts, about $2800
Elecraft KPA-500, 500 watts, about $3000
Elecraft KPA-1500, 1500 watts, about $6000
ICOM PW-1, 1500 watts, about $4900
Cost per watt: $2.80 - $6.00
So it's still not practical to get the same performance *at the same
price* from
solid state power amplifiers. It will come, but it's not there yet.
You can quibble with the choices of amps that I picked to make the
point,
but
I don't think you can refute the core argument.
73,
Cathy
N5WVR
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