In addition i am impressed with the control software. The only one mosfet i know who can handle 100% dutycycle for 247 hours was the jrcs jrl2000f and jrl3000f. I think that somewere there is a new firmware for this nice amplifier. I did get problems with the receiving signals because of 2 outworm relays. Through software, with one of the two cpus, to guarantee the maximum precision. I am not sure it is the amp, but let me describe the problems and see what the group thinks. Making a bladeless wooden fan scrapwood challenge ep38 duration. Expert linears america, llc ela is an authorized distributor and repair facility of spe linear amps. Expert spe 1k fa amp is really neat package putting a kilowatt solid state amp, an antenna tuner, a four antennatwo radio smart switch, a frequency counter and a digital watt meter in one package. This new spe firmware was created within the last month after i discovered the problem when working with n4rf, and reported the. Describe your experience with the spe expert 2k fa and tell us why you give it the rating you did required.
Capable of programmable switching of 4 antennas so239 connectors. Automatic tunning for civ controlled automatic amplifiers icom pw1, expert spe, tokyo hypower. Spe expert 1kfa no longer in production 1 kw solid state fully automatic linear amplifier. The 1kfa is an amplifier i will keep, and perhaps even invest in one of the newer models. Users manual expert 1k fa congratulations for choosing the spe expert 1k fa linear amplifier. You need one lead from the remote socket on any icom radio with civ into the expert cat port. Bob hardie w5uq is spe factory trained on all expert linear amplifier models. Steve k5fr has finally released spe amp support for the 2k1. Thankfully, separate rca jacks are also provided to control a nonicom linear amplifier via a ptt note voltage and current limits and alc interface. Other useful information would include your experience with similar products, infomation on a product that you would purchase instead of this one, and so on. The 1k s are hardware and software restricted, they cant even help legit users get them working on 60m.
The expert 1k fa s small design with there small blowers and less room for a bigger coolerblock in addition with the smaller transformer is responsible for that. They recently provided a firmware upgrade to allow the 2k to work on 60m, although that was more about allowing reception of the band by allowing the user to assign an antenna to the band. When using the rc1216h for the control you get both the web based control and the possibility to use the expert control software simultaneously, as the. If you have com1 free in your rrc you can use the remoterig system to transfer the serial port from the pc to the pa.
It is small, powerful, covers all the amateurs bands from 1. It is used to show the firmware relase version too. The location of the thermocouple sensor has been changed, and new firmware was written to send the. Expert 1kfa download expert 1k fa compliance cefcc iii series. Easy connection with all models icom, yaesu, kenwood, tentec, flexradio elecraft for immediate management of the bands, tuner and antennas. It adds autodrive so you can automatically set power drive levels by band and mode so you can eliminate alc please note you must be using the latest firmware release for spe amps as these contain api updates.
Linear management of the speed of the cooling fans of the heatsink. Amateur radio antenna sold here,we update our stocks to keep in touch with modern improvements in spe expert amplifiers design. Expert 1kfa sm service manual download, schematics. In my case the spe expert 1kw amp, palstar atauto antenna tuner, array. All spe amplifiers connected to the remote civ jack of recent icom transceivers via a kc5pcb cable or sbox or equivalent require a firmware update to properly track the transceivers frequency when civ transceive is off and civ output for ant is on. Just a short update regarding the problems im having with pc with log4om running and my expert 1k connected and used when needed with. Describe your experience with the spe expert 1kfa and tell us why you give it the rating you did required.
For full functionality of this site it is necessary to enable javascript. Users manual expert 1k fa congratulations for choosing the spe expert 1k fa linear amplifier it is small, and powerful, it covers the whole frequency range from 1. The position of the contacts, as shown in the diagram, is the situation of the linear amplifier in off state. Intuitive to use, we had the amp up and running very quickly.
Over 00 lines of software for performance that cannot be found in any other. In addition, specific models mentioned in the ham radio forum like spe expert amplifiers and more are here for future reference. In fact, these are two wonderful products with some important differences designed into each amplifier in order to best cover the varying needs of our customers. Just adding a new amp the spe expert 1k so hopefully this video will help if you are thinking of getting one yourself. Free, no time limit firmwaresoftware upgrades via internet. Thanks to the sophisticated software, the transmit relay changeover is carried out with zero current on the contacts. How can check what firmware does my 2k fa has and i need to know how to upgrade the firmware.
Spe 1ka amplifier auto band switching and auto drive when using ddutil. After owning a spe 1k for over 7 years and using a spe 1. In any case, once initiated, the linear amplifier internal firmware doesnt send any. The linear amplifier can be used in the following ways. Here, youll find links for high power amplifiers covering hfvhfuhf. With over 50 years in rf servicing, his background is extensive and includes experience with solid state repair since the 70s. Over 35,000 lines of software for performance that cannot be found in any other amplifier. If you want a full auto solid state amplifier, you must buy spe expert 1kfa. Just made a few hours of testing with a windom antenna, only available for the moment. Spe expert 2kfa ham radio amplifier with automatic. All operating conditions frequency, antenna and tuner may be controlled from your transceiver. But it is a bit larger than the spe, and the fact that it has a separate power supply unit was the deal breaker. It is small, and powerful, it covers the whole frequency range from 1. Ive been amazed, and deeply frustrated, at the complexity of a full software defined radio.
Expert 1kfa with varying frequency amateur radio ponderings. Bands, antennas, tuning conditions are changed in 10 msec. Congratulations for choosing the spe expert 1kfa linear amplifier. Now after 7 years its time for a relay modification. Thanks to the sw, transmit relay changeover is carried out with zero current at the contacts. Below you can find drawing for the cables, make notice they are not the same for 1kfa and 1. Not sure how it does on heavy loads as i have no experience with this amp. This site uses cookies to provide the services requested.
Bob and elsa provided excellent support all the way. Use of the linear amplifier user manual expert 2kfa use of the linear amplifier block diagram. The only other amp i was considering buying was the elecraft kpa1500. Iw1qn note the user interface is a bit of an overstatement. The spe expert 1k fa solidstate hf50 mhz 1kw power amplifier phil salas ad5x a new amplifier introduced at dayton this year is the expert 1k fa amplifier from spe in rome, italy. The amplifier develops a significant amount of heat that must be removed. Over 00 lines of software for performance that cannot be found in any. Spe expert 2k fa ham radio amplifier with automatic antenna tuner built in.
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