[Amps] AL-82 VS Acom 1000

[B Rohde]

Hi Morgan,

I'm Bill, K3XA in Virginia, and have owned the Acom 1000 and now the Acom 1500.  Each amp has been outstanding and I have had no problems with either one.  I am also a CW operator, but not usually QSK.  The relay switches quickly and is very quiet.  The fan noise is also very low.  The tune-up is aided by a Load Capacitor tuning bar that allows you to quickly adjust the amp to proper loading, so QSY usually takes 3 - 5 seconds once you record the Load and Tune control scale numbers for later use.  The ACOM also works at full output on 6 Meters, so a separate VHF amp is not required.  Finally, the ACOM has multiple fault detection systems so it is almost impossible to harm it through operator error. It simply switches into standby and gives info on the screen relating to the problem, eg overdrive etc. I think several of these features are not available on the AL-82.  

Hope this info is useful to you during your decision process.  Good luck!

73,  Bill/K3XA.