[Amps] Fwd: Amps Digest, Vol 172, Issue 39

[Jay Terleski]

​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
>
>