Re: Is the LA-1K the best amplifier to pair with the HF-Auto?
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Just wanted to update my previous comments regarding my LA1K as i said i would when contest season starts up. I figure maybe this would be the right time, but maybe not the right place. But i have given this amp a decent workout and after all the work i did all summer getting my antennas, connectors, coax and baluns working 100%, i am happy to report, its now working flawlessly or as intended by Palstar. I did have many growing pains to deal with and determine what exactly was going on with all my bypass issues, and am happy to report all is resolved.
Initially thinking it was the amp, turned out to be any of the above. Now i use 8 different hf antennas, and i DO NOT use a tuner. Each antenna is matched for the band i am on. I am still of the belief, if you use a tuner, you did not build your antenna properly. Now im sure i will get my head ripped off by saying this, but this is my belief and my experience with them over 40 years experience. Im not a big gun, i live on a small city lot, so this is all i got. I have over 80000 qsos logged.
This is one fine amp! Congratulations to Palstar for making a very nice amplifier!? My heathkit SB220 sits waiting faithfully as a backup if ever needed again. But it doesnt perform as well as my LA1K and thats saying something.
73 Barry VE6UM
On Tue, Nov 10, 2020 at 4:56 PM Norm - KC1BMD < noka@...> wrote: I have the HF-Auto and am looking to get an amplifier. Naturally the first one I am considering is the LA-1K. Palstar's web site says: "Palstar custom-designed the LA-1K to work as the perfect match for our very popular HF-AUTO autotuner.". Can anyone explain how it is the 'perfect match'? I mean, what is it about the connection/communication between the two that would make it superior to say, the HF-Auto with another amplifier (e.g. Acom 700S)?
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73, Norm/KC1BMD
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