[Amps] solid state amp ?

[Stan Gammons]

I’ve thought about a solid state amp too. The Mercury III looks nice.

Anyone have a W6PQL HF amp? If so, what do you think of it? It looks to be a bit hard to build. Looks like one needs to make the case and build a PS for it.

73

Stan
KM4HQE

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On Mon, Sep 27, 2021 at 6:37 AM, Morgan Bailey, II <mcb2179 at gmail.com> wrote:

> The Mercury III is a great amplifier. I don't own one, but my father,
> NJ8M, owns two of them. They have around a 3 or 4 hour assembly time but
> it is very simple. It took around three months for them to arrive but
> from what I understand they have improved their process to shorten that
> lead time. They are not a legal limit amplifier, but 20 watts in gives
> around 1300 watts out on a 220v circuit. They loaf at 1kw CW with very
> little fan noise compared to the KPA1500.
>
> In my opinion they are about the best deal out there for a solid state
> amplifier at around $2/watt. After he purchased the Mercury amps he sold
> his KPA1500.
>
> 73, Morgan, NS0R
>
> On Sat, Sep 25, 2021, 4:04 PM Paul Kraemer <elespe at lisco.com> wrote:
>
>> I have decided after 60+ years in the hobby it may be time to try a
>> solid state linear.
>>
>> I have been looking at ACOM 1200S and RZ1ZR Mercury 3S as possibilities
>> within my price range. The Mercury reviews I have read are very good as
>> is the price but I am reluctant to make a substantial payment up front
>> for something unknown I may receive a long time from now. It goes
>> against my business sense of 50+ years.
>>
>> I would be interested in communicating with anyone with experience on
>> either or both of these. Or, if one is available to sell please contact
>> me.
>>
>> Paul K0UYA
>>
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