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

[john at kk9a.com]

The Acom 2000a needs a brief dit to adjust itself. This is a fantastic
amplifier and it adjusts very quickly however I would not operate SO2R
alternating CQs between two radios with just a single 2000a.

John KK9A


To:	cq-contest <cq-contest at contesting.com>
Subject:	Re: [CQ-Contest] New Amps: Elecraft KPA1500 & FlexRadio/4O3A
PGXL
From:	Rudy Bakalov via CQ-Contest <cq-contest at contesting.com>
Date:	Mon, 24 Apr 2017 07:33:52 -0400

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