[CQ-Contest] New Amps: Elecraft KPA1500 & FlexRadio/4O3A PGXL

[Rudy Bakalov]

Can auto tune amps tune fast enough between band A and B? My experience with Acom 2000 is that while auto tuning is fast, it is not fast enough to be alternating CQ on two different bands.

On the other hand, solid state amps use banks of low pass filters on the output, allowing them to switch bands as rapidly as the relays can switch; I can imagine running on two bands with this arrangement.

Rudy N2WQ

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> On Apr 23, 2017, at 2:02 PM, Gerry Hull <gerry at yccc.org> wrote:
> 
> You can do SO2R with any auto-tune amp using an Acom Commutator.
> 
> 73, Gerry W1VE
> 
>> On Fri, Apr 21, 2017 at 6:12 PM, Ria Jairam <rjairam at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> It means you can connect 2 radios to one amp and do SO2R without a 2nd amp
>> 
>> N2RJ
>> 
>>> On Fri, Apr 21, 2017 at 6:11 PM <sq7d at onet.pl> wrote:
>>> 
>>> SO2R amp? What does it mean?
>>> My Quadra with smart swith is so2r amp too.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Matt
>>> SQ7D/SN7D
>>> 
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