Remember Ameritron?? They are now part of the MFJ family -- jokingly called Mighty Fine Junk back in Texas where I first got my no-code ticket.? Hams around here warned me about Amerition's solid-state amps when I bought my brand new Ameritron ALS-600S to pair with my brand new IC-7300, that I would be extremely lucky if I happened to receive one from Ameritron without issues.? But, I bought the ALS-600S anyway because it's so cheap!!? Long story short, a year later its T/R relay failed!? After swapping out the defective T/R relay with a much more reliable one (recommended by another Hams) all is well; took me all afternoon to perform that remove/replace action.
But, I had absolutely no ideas that the nearly USD $4,000 LA-1K would develop problems for me twice in just four (4) short months.? I guess, we simply can't take the words of YouTuber's review such as this one on the LA-1K at launch.
Since I am already an extremely satisfied owner of the Elecraft KX2, acquired during their 2018 Thanksgiving sales not long after launch, I can base it on my own experience, as opposed to questionable online reviewers, in deciding on a reputable ham radio equipment manufacturer to build my full-legal-limit amplifier.
Scheduled delivery of my brand new Elecraft KPA1500 is this Friday; acquiring the beauty with free shipping right before their almost 6% price increase!
73,
Ray
KJ5MI
