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Category: Amplifiers: RF Power - HF & HF+6M

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Review Summary For : RF Kit RF-2K+
Reviews: 12MSRP: 2800.00 aprx
Description:
we used the time and experience of our first HF Amplifier project ( B26-RF01) to develop new features and improved components.

Outcome of our research and development is a 2xLDMOS HF Pallet in the range of 2500Watt.

We used the time and experience of our first HF Amplifier project ( B26-RF01) to develop new features and improved components.

Outcome of our research and development is a 2xLDMOS HF Pallet in the range of 2500Watt.

This is the first 2500 Watt HF commercial produced HF Pallet you can buy on the market.
this is a kit you finish your self this is not a cheap amp but if you want a one and done amp this is it you can set it p for the drive level of your choice by just changing the pad on the input i set mine up for 25 watts max so i could run it on am on 160 meters and 75 meters on ssb i run 5 watts in to it and run about legal limit it is not a plug and play unit you will learn how to set it up one word of advise do not skip around while doing the alignment do not go back and recheck past steps be positive and move forward the antenna tuner is a add on, the firmware is not ready for it yet as of 1/2018 should be out in the 055 release there is a yahoo group too! there is even a map of owners of these amps it will need 220 at at least 15 amps it has a 4 antenna switch built in and you assign antennas to bands but can switch them as needed off the front touch screen life is to short for QRP 73 from n8obu
Product is in production
More Info: https://rf-kit.de/
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W6IZT Rating: 2018-12-23
Well built piece Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
This is my initial review having received the amp just 3 days ago. The amp is well designed and well built. Some assembly and alignment is required. Simple tools and a DVM are all that is needed. The user needs to provide a Raspberry Pi and fans. RF-KIT provides the software for the Pi on a micro SD card. Equipped with an ethernet port the amp is easily controlled remotely using UDP and VNC. The amp loafs along at 1500 w out. Drive power is determined by a user selected input pad. I have run the amp on FT8 @ 1500 watts on a number of bands without issue. Support from RF-KIT the user forum is outstanding.
W1XYZ Rating: 2018-11-14
Powerful, fun, sophisticated Time Owned: 6 to 12 months.
If you are game to build a simple kit and can follow the many alignment instructions this amp will serve you well on 160 through 6. The Raspberry Pi IO controls and the Arduino internal switching controls are brilliant, the RF deck is superb, the high pass filter board is excellent, the tuner is very good and the fan noise - depending what you supply - can be almost zero. Just a couple of watts drive on 80 will get you over 600 Watts and this amp easily exceeds 1500 W on 160 through 10. On 6 M it is 2 dB less which doesn't bother me. It was fun to build, and supported by a great community. Also the display GUI is really nice! It is a centerpiece of my shack now.