[Amps] *** PGXL Questions on CW Operation

[Jim Thomson]

Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2018 16:37:14 +0200
From: Victor Rosenthal 4X6GP <k2vco.vic at gmail.com>
To: amps at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [Amps] Fwd: Fwd: *** PGXL Questions on CW Operation


<Your comment about saving a few bucks in a $7K amplifier is on target.

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<Victor, 4X6GP

##  $7K  US funds  translates into one helluva lot more in any country outside the USA. 
Just checked, its  $9800.00  here in Canada....+  tax,  + shipping.   Thats  a lotta money  for no qsk,
no pin  diodes,  or  vac relays..and no schematics. 

##  That german made  B-26, 1.5 kw output  SS  amp,  160-6M,  with the pair of BLF-189 XRAs is the better deal, 72%  eff,
runs cool... but still has no real qsk...20 msecs.  But at least vac  relays could be retrofitted into the SS amp. 
The german amp is  $3450.00  US funds, including  built in 2 kw auto tuner, and your choice of 13 or  16 db,
both 100 watt  CCS rated input  attenuator, and also shipping.    You could easily buy  TWO of the B-26s
for what one  PGXL  cost.    https://rf-kit.de/en/ 

Jim   VE7RF